DocumentCode
776944
Title
Plasma in a pulsed discharge environment
Author
Remy, Jerome ; Biennier, L. ; Salama, F.
Author_Institution
Appl. Phys. Dept., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Volume
33
Issue
2
fYear
2005
fDate
4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
554
Lastpage
555
Abstract
The plasma generated in a pulsed slit discharge nozzle is used to form molecular ions in an astrophysically relevant environment. The plasma has been characterized as a glow discharge in the abnormal regime. Laboratory studies help understand the formation processes of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) ions that are thought to be the source of the ubiquitous unidentified infrared bands.
Keywords
astrophysical plasma; glow discharges; organic compounds; plasma production; abnormal glow discharge; astrophysics; infrared band source; molecular ions; plasma generation; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ions; pulsed slit discharge nozzle; Argon; Cathodes; Fault location; Glow discharges; Hydrocarbons; Plasma confinement; Plasma density; Plasma simulation; Plasma sources; Pulse generation; Glow discharge; plasma; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH); pulsed discharge nozzle;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.2005.845937
Filename
1420573
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