Plasma and Glow Discharge

Plasma and glow discharge A plasma is a hot, partially-ionized gas that effectively excites and ionizes atoms A glow discharge is low-pressure plasma maintained between two electrodes It is particularly effective at sputtering and ionizing material from sohd surfaces 234,235,243... 

Vanhaecke, F., Roos, P.H., and Lindemann, T. (2011) Inductively coupled plasma- and glow discharge plasma-sector field mass spectrometry -Part II applications. J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 26, 727-757. 

Inductively coupled plasma- and glow discharge plasma-sector field mass spectrometry. Part I tutorial fimdamentals and instrumentation. 

Feng X. and Horlick G. (1994) Analysis of aluminium alloys using inductively coupled plasma and glow discharge mass spectrometry, J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 9 823—831. 

Additional ionization is effected by including radioactive substances or plasma or glow discharges in the evaporation chamber or by electrical charging of the nebulizer. Such techniques are also discussed in Chapters 8 and 11. 

Photopolymerization and Plasma Polymerization. The use of ultraviolet light alone (14) as well as the use of electrically excited plasmas or glow discharges to generate monomers capable of undergoing VDP have been explored. The products of these two processes, called plasma polymers, continue to receive considerable scientific attention. Interest in these approaches is enhanced by the fact that the feedstock material from which the monomer capable of VDP is generated is often inexpensive and readily available. In spite of these widespread scientific efforts, however, commercial use of the technologies is quite limited. 

Hoffman, A. S. Ioninzing Radiation and Gas Plasma (or Glow) Discharge Treatments for Preparation of Novel Polymeric Biomaterials. Vol. 57, pp. 141 — 157. 

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