Characteristics of plasma sterilizer using microwave torch plasma with AC high-voltage discharge plasma

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Itarashiki, Tomomasa ^a,b   Hayashi, Nobuya ^a   Yonesu, Akira ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SARAYA CO LTD   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; PLASMA THEORY; PLASMA TORCHES; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); TEMPERATURE;

AC HIGH-VOLTAGE DISCHARGES; HIGH VOLTAGE; HYBRID PLASMA; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICROWAVE PLASMA; MICROWAVE TORCH; OUTPUT POWER; TIME-PERIODS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 84953281968     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7567/JJAP.55.01AB03     Document Type: Conference Paper

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