Radio-Frequency Oxygen Plasma as a Sterilization Source

AIAA Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 823-832

  Bol'shakov, A A ^a,b   Cruden, B A ^a,c   Mogul, R ^a,d   Rao, M V V S ^a,c   Sharma, S P ^a,e   Khare, B N ^a,f   Meyyappan, M ^a,g  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c Ames Center for Nanotechnology   (United States)

^d FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Space Technology Division ^*  (United States)

^f Biochemical Science Division   (United States)

^g SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DNA; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; IONS; LIGHT EMISSION; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTONS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION; GASEOUS ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE (GEC); MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; OPTICAL EMISSION;

DECONTAMINATION;

EID: 2342580826     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.9562     Document Type: Article

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