An Introduction to Nonequilibrium Plasmas at Atmospheric Pressure

Plasma Chemistry and Catalysis in Gases and Liquids

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-44

  Nijdam, Sander ^a   van Veldhuizen, Eddie ^a   Bruggeman, Peter ^a   Ebert, Ute ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b CWI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Barrier discharges; Corona; Gas discharges; Non equilibrium plasma; Ozone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885765673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527649525.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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