Dwell time considerations for large area Cold Plasma decontamination

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7304, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Konesky, Gregory ^a  

^a K Plasma Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold Plasma; Decontamination; Dwell Time; Large Area Applicator; Non Thermal Plasma; Plasma Jet

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DISCHARGE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; COLD PLASMA; COLD PLASMAS; DIRTY BOMB; DWELL TIME; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; HIGH FREQUENCY; HIGH VOLTAGE; LARGE AREA APPLICATOR; NON-THERMAL PLASMA; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; REALISTIC SCENARIO; SHORT DWELL TIME;

APPLICATORS; BACTERIA; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DECONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PLASMA ACCELERATORS; PLASMA JETS; PLASMAS; RADIOLOGY;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 69549106220     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.818323     Document Type: Conference Paper

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