Title :
Excitation Patterns and Heating Mechanisms During E-H-Mode Transition in Inductively Coupled RF Oxygen Discharges
Author :
Wegner, Thomas ; Küllig, Christian ; Meichsner, Jürgen
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Abstract :
Optical excitation patterns and electron heating mechanisms were investigated in inductively coupled radio frequency oxygen discharges by phase and space resolved optical emission spectroscopy. Four excitation patterns due to different electron heating mechanisms were found during the E-H-mode transition.
Keywords :
high-frequency discharges; oxygen; plasma diagnostics; plasma instability; plasma radiofrequency heating; E-H-mode transition; O; electron heating mechanisms; inductively coupled radiofrequency oxygen discharges; optical excitation patterns; phase-resolved optical emission spectroscopy; space-resolved optical emission spectroscopy; Coils; Discharges (electric); Heating; Integrated optics; Plasmas; Radio frequency; Stimulated emission; ICP; optical spectroscopy; oxygen radio frequency (RF) plasma; oxygen radio frequency (RF) plasma.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2310501