Characteristic investigation of an atmospheric-pressure microwave N2-Ar plasma torch

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1683-1687

  Li, Shou Zhe ^a   Chen, Chuan Jie ^a   Zhang, Jialiang ^a   Wang, Yong Xing ^a   Li, Hongda ^b,c  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHENYANG LIGONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; microwave; plasma

Indexed keywords

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMA TORCHES; PLASMAS;

ABSORBED POWER; AR PLASMAS; REACTION ROUTES;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE;

EID: 85027928109     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2015.2415779     Document Type: Article

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