Plasma ionization in low-pressure radio-frequency discharges - Part I: Optical measurements

Deborah O'Connell; Timo Gans; Albert Meige; Peter Awakowicz; Rod W. Boswell

doi:10.1109/TPS.2008.927348

Plasma ionization in low-pressure radio-frequency discharges - Part I: Optical measurements

Deborah O'Connell^*, Timo Gans, Albert Meige, Peter Awakowicz, Rod W. Boswell

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Abstract

The electron dynamics in the low-pressure operation regime (< 5 Pa) of a neon capacitively coupled plasma is investigated using phase-resolved optical emission spectroscopy. Plasma ionization and sustainment mechanisms are governed by the expanding and contracting sheath and complex wave-particle interactions. Electrons are energized through the advancing and retreating electric field of the RF sheath. The associated interaction of energetic sheath electrons with thermal bulk plasma electrons drives a two-stream instability also dissipating power in the plasma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1382-1383
Number of pages	2
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Volume	36
Issue number	4 PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2008.927348
Publication status	Published - Aug 2008

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