Electron density in amplitude modulated microwave atmospheric plasma jet as determined from microwave interferometry and emission spectroscopy

Time resolved electron density in an atmospheric pressure amplitude modulated microwave plasma jet is determined using the microwave interferometry method, refined by numerical modelling of the propagation of non-planar electromagnetic waves in the vicinity of a small diameter, dense collisional pla...

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Published in:Plasma sources science & technology 2017-01, Vol.26 (1), p.15010
Main Authors: Faltýnek, J, Hnilica, J, Kudrle, V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
atmospheric plasma
microwave interferometry
modulation
plasma jet
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Summary:Time resolved electron density in an atmospheric pressure amplitude modulated microwave plasma jet is determined using the microwave interferometry method, refined by numerical modelling of the propagation of non-planar electromagnetic waves in the vicinity of a small diameter, dense collisional plasma filament. The results are compared to those from the Stark broadening of the Hβ emission line. Both techniques show, both qualitatively and quantitatively, a similar temporal evolution of electron density during one modulation period.
ISSN:0963-0252
1361-6595
1361-6595
DOI:10.1088/0963-0252/26/1/015010