Experimental Study of the Interaction of an Helium Plasma Jet and a Conductive Target

Abstract

In past few decades, atmospheric pressure plasma jets (APPJs) has emerged as promising tool for numerous fields such as biomedical applications and analytical chemistry. Most of the studies are performed on free air conditions with helium as working gas. However, it has been reported that several modifications occurred on the APPJs propagation when the plasma jet interacts with a target 1. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of a conductive target (copper plate) on a helium plasma jet characteristics.