{"title":"Microwave plasma system for material processing","authors":"S.R. Wylie;A.I. Al-Shamma'a;J. Lucas","doi":"10.1109/TPS.2005.845005","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The microwave plasma system operates at various ranges of frequencies including 0.896, 2.45, and 10 GHz, and uses a waveguide-based applicator to generate a microwave plasma jet (MPJ) at atmospheric pressure. The plasma is formed outside the cavity due to the strong electric field, generated by the microwave power, which occurs between the gas nozzle and an aperture in the applicator. The MPJ system has produced plasmas using a variety of gases and gas mixtures, including argon, helium, oxygen, and nitrogen. The MPJ has been used successfully for various materials processing including welding, cutting, and production of fibers from high-melting temperature materials, such as ceramic.","PeriodicalId":450,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science","volume":"33 2","pages":"340-341"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2005-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/TPS.2005.845005","citationCount":"22","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1420466/","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PHYSICS, FLUIDS & PLASMAS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The microwave plasma system operates at various ranges of frequencies including 0.896, 2.45, and 10 GHz, and uses a waveguide-based applicator to generate a microwave plasma jet (MPJ) at atmospheric pressure. The plasma is formed outside the cavity due to the strong electric field, generated by the microwave power, which occurs between the gas nozzle and an aperture in the applicator. The MPJ system has produced plasmas using a variety of gases and gas mixtures, including argon, helium, oxygen, and nitrogen. The MPJ has been used successfully for various materials processing including welding, cutting, and production of fibers from high-melting temperature materials, such as ceramic.
期刊介绍:
The scope covers all aspects of the theory and application of plasma science. It includes the following areas: magnetohydrodynamics; thermionics and plasma diodes; basic plasma phenomena; gaseous electronics; microwave/plasma interaction; electron, ion, and plasma sources; space plasmas; intense electron and ion beams; laser-plasma interactions; plasma diagnostics; plasma chemistry and processing; solid-state plasmas; plasma heating; plasma for controlled fusion research; high energy density plasmas; industrial/commercial applications of plasma physics; plasma waves and instabilities; and high power microwave and submillimeter wave generation.