Abstract
The available diagnostics for atmospheric micro-plasmas remain limited and relatively complex to implement; so we present a radio-frequency technique for diagnosing a key parameter here. The technique allows one to estimate the dependencies of the electron density by measuring the RF-impedance of the micro-plasma and analyzing it with an appropriate equivalent circuit. This technique is inexpensive, can be used in real time and gives reasonable results for argon and helium DC micro-plasmas in holes over a wide pressure range. The electron density increases linearly with current in the expected range consistent with normal glow discharge behavior.
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Overzet, L., Jung, D., Mandra, M. et al. RF impedance measurements of DC atmospheric micro-discharges. Eur. Phys. J. D 60, 449–454 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2010-00274-5
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