Atmospheric pressure plasma jets: An overview of devices and new directions

Plasma Sources Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Winter, J ^a,b   Brandenburg, R ^b   Weltmann, K D ^b  

^a Centre for Innovation Competence Plasmatis   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

atmospheric pressure plasma jet; classification schemes; plasma jet concepts; terms and definitions

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMA JETS; CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; FUTURE TRENDS; JET DEVICES; PLASMA GENERATION; SELECTIVE UPDATES; SPECIFIC ENERGY INPUT; TERMS AND DEFINITIONS;

PLASMA JETS;

EID: 84949227518     PISSN: 09630252     EISSN: 13616595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/24/6/064001     Document Type: Article

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