Energy balance and plasma potential in low-density hot-filament discharges

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3 PART 2, 2006, Pages 844-849

  Robertson, Scott ^a   Knappmiller, Scott ^a   Sternovsky, Zoltan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Plasma devices; Plasma measurements; Plasma sheaths

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGIES; ELECTRON ENERGY BALANCES; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS RATES; ELECTRON LOSS; ENERGY BALANCE EQUATIONS; HOT FILAMENTS; ION LOSS; PARTICLE LOSS; PLASMA MEASUREMENTS; PLASMA POTENTIALS; POTENTIAL BARRIERS;

ATOMS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRONS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FILAMENTS (LAMP); PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMA SHEATHS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 33749347906     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.875314     Document Type: Conference Paper

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