Plasma study of a moly-oxide-argon discharge bulb

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4 II, 2003, Pages 564-571

  Giuliani, John L ^a   Petrov, George M ^b   Pechacek, Robert E ^c   Meger, Robert A ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Berkeley Research Associates   (United States)

^c SFA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Excitation dynamics; Kinetic models; Low pressure discharge; Metal oxide plasmas; Plasma lighting

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; KINETIC THEORY; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

PLASMA LIGHTING;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 0042428857     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2003.815489     Document Type: Article

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