Temporal Behavior of Charged Particles in a Radio Frequency Afterglow Plasma Containing Negative Ions

Autor: Ohtsu, Yasunori, Takuma Seki, Takuma Seki, Hiroharu Fujita, Hiroharu Fujita
Zdroj: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics; August 1996, Vol. 35 Issue: 8 p4494-4494, 1p
Abstrakt: Temporal behavior of charged particles in pure He and He-SF6radio frequency (rf) afterglow plasmas has been experimentally clarified for various SF6gas concentrations (1, 25, 50%). The electron density in the pure He plasma increased just after the rf power was switched off, unlike in a pure Ar plasma, and then decreased slowly. The increase was probably due to collisional ionization of metastable He atoms. The electron density in the He-SF6plasmas decreased exponentially. This was due to electron attachment to various molecules in the afterglow plasma.
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