Experimental characterization of an atmospheric argon plasma jet generated by an 896 MHz microwave system

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 2594-2604

  Yan, J D ^a   Pau, C F ^a   Wylie, S R ^a   Fang, M T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; ATOMS; ELECTRONS; MICROWAVES; NOZZLES; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; WAVEGUIDES;

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CAVITY WALL; MICROWAVE DISCHARGE; MICROWAVE INDUCED PLASMA;

PLASMA JETS;

EID: 0037152642     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/35/20/319     Document Type: Article

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