Diagnostics for the dynamics of power dissipation in technologically used plasmas

T. Gans, D. O'Connell, J. Schulze, V. A. Kadetov, U. Czarnetzki

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Abstract

Radio frequency (rf) discharges are widely used for technological applications. Despite this, power dissipation mechanisms in these discharges are not yet fully understood. The limited understanding is mainly caused by the complexity of underlying phenomena and very restricted experimental access. Recent advances in phase resolved optical emission spectroscopy (PROES) in combination with adequate modeling of the population dynamics of excited states allow deeper insight into underlying fundamental processes. This paper discusses the application of PROES in a variety of rf-discharges, such as: capacitively coupled plasmas (CCP), dualfrequency CCP (2f-CCP), inductively coupled plasmas (ICP), and magnetic neutral loop discharges (NLD).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhysics of Ionized Gases
EditorsL Hadzievski, BP Marinkovic, NS Simonovic
Place of PublicationMELVILLE
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics
Pages260-271
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)978-0-7354-0377-2
Publication statusPublished - 2006

Keywords

  • low-temperature plasmas
  • radio-frequency discharges
  • power dissipation
  • plasma ionization
  • electron dynamics
  • electron heating
  • plasma diagnostics
  • phase resolved optical emission spectroscopy (PROES)
  • ROTATIONAL STATE POPULATIONS
  • FUNCTIONAL SEPARATION
  • COUPLED PLASMA
  • FREQUENCY
  • DISCHARGES
  • EXCITATION
  • ENERGY
  • MODEL

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