{"title":"A Portable Micro-Plasma Plume Source","authors":"S. Wang, X. Xu, C. Liu, L. Zhao","doi":"10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345624","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345624","url":null,"abstract":"Summary form only given. In this paper, we describe a special portable micro-plasma plume cleaning device. A specially designed plasma source, the micro-plasma plume, is operated under the atmospheric pressure with low power supply. The capacitively coupled configuration of the micro-plasma plume realizes the stable operation with major rare gases (He or Ar) and a small quantity of reactive gases (e.g. O2). The electrical properties and optical emission spectroscopy (OES) are used to characterize the discharge. The effects of frequency of the rf power supply on the electrical and spectral properties were studied. In addition, two relatively optimal gas flow arrangements for Ar and He discharges were obtained from the OES analysis respectively, which might be helpful in practical applications.","PeriodicalId":446230,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE 34th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"80 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126980772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phase Structural Transitions for Large 2D Dust Clusters in Complex Plasmas","authors":"K. Qiao, T. Hyde","doi":"10.1109/PPPS.2007.4346156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPPS.2007.4346156","url":null,"abstract":"Summary form only given. The field of complex plasmas has witnessed almost exponential growth since the discovery in 1994 of the self-assembly of ordered structures (Coulomb crystals) within a controlled lab environment. Recently there has been enormous interest in the static and dynamic behavior of 2- and 3D dust clusters consisting of a finite number of charged, ordered dust grains within a horizontal confinement. Both the resulting structures and the dynamic behavior of such small dust clusters (N<100) is now under intense investigation. It has recently been shown employing a numerical simulation that under certain conditions a structural phase transition can occur, reordering a 2D dust crystal from one exhibiting hexagonal lattice structure to that showing a spherical structure consisting of concentric rings. Such phase transitions appear to occur preferentially within the outer layers of larger dust clusters, where the Debye length and the confining potential both vary in a manner which is not yet completely understood. This paper examines such structural phase transitions, analyzing them quantitatively. Experimental data are also compared to simulation results.","PeriodicalId":446230,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE 34th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"91 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123861205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Park, S. Jung, C. Son, K. B. Song, M. W. Moon, P. Oh, B. Hong, E. Choi
{"title":"Correlation between the secondary electron emission coefficient of MgO protective layer and luminous efficiency in Alternating Current Plasma Display Panel (AC- PDP)","authors":"E. Park, S. Jung, C. Son, K. B. Song, M. W. Moon, P. Oh, B. Hong, E. Choi","doi":"10.1080/15421400903240571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15421400903240571","url":null,"abstract":"Summary form only given. We have investigated the correlation between the secondary electron emission coefficient (gamma) of MgO protective layer and discharge luminous efficiency in alternating current plasma display panel (AC-PDP). We have fabricated the 4 inch PDP test panels with ITO gap distance of 60 mum, in which each PDP panel has respective their own secondary electron emission coefficient with Ne-Xe (15%) gas mixture. The MgO protective layer in PDP test panels has been deposited to be 7000 Aring by electron beam evaporation. Oxygen (O2) flowing rate has been changed for an each test panel during the MgO deposition. The secondary electron emission coefficient of MgO protective layers has been investigated by gamma-focused ion beam system (gamma-FIB) according to the respective O2 flowing rate. It is found that the secondary electron emission coefficient of MgO protective layer and discharge luminous efficiency are in strong correlation in this experiment.","PeriodicalId":446230,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE 34th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123499093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Low-Energy Pulsed Electron Beam Technique for Microbial Inactivation","authors":"P. Chalise, K. Matak, J. Jaczynski, E. Hotta","doi":"10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345785","url":null,"abstract":"A recent multi state outbreak of pathogenic bacteria in fresh foods highlighted the fundamental need to introduce a novel, next generation and highly efficient microbial intervention techniques to deal with such outbreaks and to reduce biological threats. There is increasing demand for compact, non-thermal antimicrobial techniques for household use, yet such techniques are currently lacking. Therefore, we propose a novel antimicrobial technique, which is based on low-energy high-power pulsed electron beam that is referred to as secondary emission electron gun (SEEG). The technique produces a low-energy (<100 keV), high power (180 KW), and short duration (5 mus) pulsed electron beam for nonthermal surface decontamination of microbes1. Our experimental investigation proves SEEG as a viable antimicrobial technique for inactivation of non-pathogenic stains of E. coli JM 109 as well as both vegetative and spores of Bacillus subtilis RB 14 (B. Subtilis) on nutrient agar plate1,2. The D10-values calculated from the survivor curves for E. coli subjected to a single (0.0031 Gy) or five electron beam pulses (0.0271 Gy) suggests SEEG as a highly efficient next generation antimicrobial intervention technique 3. In this paper, we cover a brief review on existing conventional non-thermal antimicrobial techniques and highlight on our preliminary investigations of elucidating mechanism of inactivation by low energy pulsed electron beam. We further discuss our research initiative with SEEG which is significant in light of the recent outbreaks implicating fresh, leafy vegetables, likely spinach, contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7, or peanut butter contaminated with Salmonella.","PeriodicalId":446230,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE 34th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121370537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Fridman, S. Kalghatgi, A. Fridman, A. Gutsol, V. Vasilets, G. Friedman, R. Sensenig, A. Shereshevsky, M. Balasubramanian, M. Jost, A. Brooks
{"title":"Non-Equilibrium Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Promoting Apoptotic Behavior in Melanoma Skin Cancer Cells","authors":"G. Fridman, S. Kalghatgi, A. Fridman, A. Gutsol, V. Vasilets, G. Friedman, R. Sensenig, A. Shereshevsky, M. Balasubramanian, M. Jost, A. Brooks","doi":"10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345578","url":null,"abstract":"Summary form only given. Initiation of programmed cell death, or apoptosis, is an important issue in cancer treatment as cancer cells frequently have acquired the ability to block apoptosis and thus are more resistant to chemotherapeutic drugs. Targeted and perhaps selective initiation of apoptosis in cancerous tissue is desirable for many reasons, ranging from the enhancement of or aid to current medical methods to problems currently lacking a solution, i.e. lung cancer. Inactivation (killing) of human Melanoma skin cancer cell lines in vitro by Floating Electrode Dielectric Barrier Discharge (FE-DBD) plasma was tested.","PeriodicalId":446230,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE 34th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121423136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Gautier, M. Schmitt, K. Flippo, J. Fernández, B. Hegelich, J. Fuchs
{"title":"Time Resolved Analysis of the Expansion of Isochoricly Heated Thin Foils","authors":"D. Gautier, M. Schmitt, K. Flippo, J. Fernández, B. Hegelich, J. Fuchs","doi":"10.1109/PPPS.2007.4346084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPPS.2007.4346084","url":null,"abstract":"Summary form only given. The purpose of this work is to characterize the process of plasma expansion of isochoricly heated thin foil targets that served as strongly coupled plasma targets in ion transport experiments. Thin foils of aluminum, diamond like carbon and paladium were heated using electrons driven by ultrahigh intensity laser irradiation (10 17-1019 W/cm2). The electrons heat up the target in a fraction of a ps. By measuring the subsequent expansion, data can be gathered to benchmark LASNEX hydro simulations that can give us an idea of the temporal density and temperature history oi' the sample. The experiment was done at the LULI 100 TW laser laboratory. Time resolved chirped shadowgraphy shows the expansion of the targets at sub relativistic velocities. The experimental setup and a comparison of experiment results with radiation hydrodynamic code simulations will be presented.","PeriodicalId":446230,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE 34th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"157 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116455741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Jung, S. Min, S. Shin, G. Park, J. Kim, Y.S. Lee, J. So
{"title":"Experimental Study on a 0.5 GW Relativistic Backward Wave Oscillator (RBWO)","authors":"H. Jung, S. Min, S. Shin, G. Park, J. Kim, Y.S. Lee, J. So","doi":"10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345568","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345568","url":null,"abstract":"A RBVVO is capable of high efficiency by a relatively long interaction region between a backward wave and an electron beam. But the pulse shortening problem occurs frequently in experiments of RBWOs because of the mode competition, the RF breakdown and so on (S.D. Korovin et al., 2000). In our previous research of the 100MW RBWO, it shows that the mode competition can depends on the beam radii and the diode impedance (F. Hegeler et al., 2000). An X-band 0.5GW RBWO avoiding a mode competition is designed and simulated, using 10 uniform ripples that the average radius is 14.5mm and the amplitude is 2.5mm. 520MW stable RF power is estimated by MAGIC simulation when the applied voltage is 500kV and the current is 5.2kA..","PeriodicalId":446230,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE 34th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121523309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mode Switching in a Gyrotron with Azimuthally Corrugated Resonator","authors":"G. Nusinovich, O. Sinitsyn, T. Antonsen","doi":"10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345720","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345720","url":null,"abstract":"Summary form only given. When in a gyrotron the resonator wall is azimuthally corrugated with the number of azimuthal variations twice the azimuthal index of the operating mode, such corrugation provides the coupling between the waves rotating azimuthally in opposite directions and leads to formation of standing wave patterns. Such cosine and sine modes have different frequencies and their frequency separation is proportional to the corrugation amplitude. The coupling between two such standing modes depends on the radius of an electron beam. In particular, it is possible to choose such beam radius that the coupling is strong (that means that single-mode oscillations of either mode are stable), but, when the gyrotron operates near the boundary between the strong and weak coupling, it can be easily switched from one mode to another with the use of low-power driver. This sort of operation can be used for dynamic suppression of neoclassical tearing modes in large tokamaks and stellarators (a so-called AC method of NTM stabilization'). For this application, the frequency of switching from the first mode to the second and back should correspond to the rotational frequency of magnetic islands. When the frequency separation of standing modes is much larger than the width of mode resonances, omega/Q , such gyrotron can improve reliability of the narrow-band frequency diplexer proposed \" for directing the gyrotron wave beam to one of two output channels providing the NTM stabilization.","PeriodicalId":446230,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE 34th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"16 4S3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113975491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Carbon Nanotube Metal Cathode for Microwave and mm Wave Device","authors":"M. Chung, Bohr‐Ran Huang, Chih-chia Chang","doi":"10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345480","url":null,"abstract":"Summary form only given. Field Emission cathode possesses certain advantages over the rmionic emission cathode: smaller FWHM of emission energy, smaller size, no need for filament heating power supply, an d possibility of higher pulsed current. The small field emission energy spread and small size are particularly important as frequency goes up into mm, sub-mm or THz regime in devices like Clinotron or Orotron, where a sheet beam interacts with periodic grating at inclined or parallel trajectory. Carbon nanotube (CNT) has been known for its field emission property. We present a new method to make CNT cathode by hot-bonding CNT with BGA balls on metal surface. This method differs from the spray or print approach in the past, and delivers better adhesion capability in high field. Turn on field (at 1 muA/cm2) as low as 1 V/mum has been achieved, field enhancement factor beta reaches 3900, and dynamic resistance is about 1.28 MOmega at current below 1 mA. Four 0.5 mm2 emission sites emit 0.1 mA current at 400 V bias with 200 mum cathode-anode distance. Current increases as BGA density multiplies. This cathode can be made into various shapes, and defective ball can be repaired through reflow process. Spatial uniformity of emission sites can also be achieved with special emission site shielding structure at the expense of applied field.","PeriodicalId":446230,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE 34th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114699783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Static Discharges to a Dust Covered CRT Provides a Clue to Crater Formation on Planetary Bodies","authors":"Z. D. Parker","doi":"10.1109/PPPS.2007.4346242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPPS.2007.4346242","url":null,"abstract":"Static discharge patterns, seen in a thin layer of dust on a CRT, have a striking resemblance to many features seen on moons and asteroids. What might this low tech experiment reveal about how some planetary surface features are formed'.' Many features on moons and asteroids are hard to explain through the mechanism of an impact. The anomalies are numerous but the most obvious challenge comes from chained craters which appear to overlap each other or lay in very close linear proximity.","PeriodicalId":446230,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE 34th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127573683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}