The characteristics of post-cathode plasma maintained by a self-made DC short glow-discharge generator with grid electrodes were measured optical emission spectroscopy. discharge existed in an abnormal glow mode at voltage 250–400 V and helium pressure 3–15 Torr gap 3 mm. results indicate that the intensity distribution atom spectral lines space differs from post-anode space. temperature electr...

The effect of comparatively small pressure changes on the composition of low pressure hollow cathode DC discharges is investigated with a combination of experimental diagnostic techniques and simple models of the plasma kinetics. The plasma precursors considered are H2, Ar/H2 mixtures, and air. In all cases, sudden characteristic composition changes are observed in the pressure interval between...

This paper gives an overview of the main chemical processes which take place in cold plasmas generated in glow discharges, both in the gas phase and at the surfaces in contact with the plasma. Illustrative examples are provided where the relevance of different processes is evinced. Most common plasma characterization techniques and their recent improvements are also presented briefly.

Nitriding of p-type Si samples by pulsed DC glow discharge is carried out for different Ar concentrations (30% to 90%) in nitrogen-argon plasma whereas the other parameters like pressure (2 mbar), treatment time (4 hr) and power (175 W) are kept constant. The phase identification, crystal structure, crystallinity, chemical composition, surface morphology and topography of the nitrided layer are...

The intensity ratio of two atomic or ionic spectral lines in a plasma is a function of electron temperature. By imaging two spectral lines, and computing the line ratio, pixel by pixel, an image of the electron temperature is produced. This is demonstrated using a dusty plasma consisting of submicron particles suspended in an argon RF glow discharge.

Introduction: The primary objective of this project is to understand the consequences of glow electrical discharges on the chemistry and biology of Mars. The possibility was raised some time ago that the absence of organic material and carbonaceous matter in the Martian soil samples studied by the Viking Landers might be due in part to an intrinsic atmospheric mechanism such as glow discharge. ...

Orange juice is one of the most popular juices sold in world. Although very popular, orange market pasteurized, presenting off-flavor compounds and aromas different from freshly squeezed juice. This study investigated how green chemistry, through application glow discharge plasma, can help improve aroma mitigate off-flavors pasteurized was processed at plasma flow rates (10 to 30 mL/min) for 10...

An experimental investigation of dust acoustic ~DA! waves in a dc glow discharge plasma is described. The glow discharge is formed between a 3 cm anode disk and the grounded walls of a 60 cm diameter vacuum chamber which is filled with nitrogen gas at a pressure of about 100 mTorr. Dust located on a tray in the chamber is attracted into the plasma where it is trapped electrostatically. The dust...