On the influence of excited atoms on the electron kinetics of a surface wave sustained argon plasma

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作者
Boehle, A. [1 ]
Kortshagen, U. [1 ]
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[1] Ruhr Univ Bochum, Inst Expt Phys 2, D-44760 Bochum, Germany
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10.1088/0963-0252/3/1/010
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
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070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The influence of excited atoms on the characteristics of a surface wave produced argon discharge is investigated. A self-consistent model Is used to determine simultaneously the electron energy distribution function, the population densities of the 4s states of argon and the maintaining electric field strength. The theoretical results are compared with spectroscopic measurements of the population densities and with Langmuir probe results for the electron distribution function.
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