Spectroscopic study of Argon DC glow discharge

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-6

  Garamoon, Abdou A ^a   Samir, Ahmed ^a   Elakshar, Farouk Fahmy ^a   Nosair, A ^a   Kotp, Eizaldeen F ^a,b  

^a Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

^b Faculty of Education   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Electron temperature; Gas discharge; Plasma; Probes; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARGON; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PRESSURE; SPECTROSCOPY;

DISCHARGE CURRENT; NEGATIVE GLOW; POSITIVE COLUMN;

GLOW DISCHARGES;

EID: 33947396109     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.889270     Document Type: Article

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