Cold plasma decontamination using flexible jet arrays

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7665, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Konesky, Gregory ^a  

^a K Plasma Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN); Cold Plasma; Decontamination; Non Thermal Plasma

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DISCHARGE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; COLD PLASMAS; DWELL TIME; IRREGULAR SURFACE; JET ARRAYS; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; RADIOLOGICAL WEAPONS;

CHEMICAL WARFARE; DECONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; PLASMAS; RADIOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

EID: 77955892572     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.849943     Document Type: Conference Paper

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