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Title: Non-equilibrium effects in the processing of materials using plasmas

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1255923· OSTI ID:1255923
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  1. Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States)

We have provided experimental evidence that nanoparticles in plasma are heated to temperatures that are significantly higher than that of the background gas. This result gives experimental confirmation to a number of theoretical/computational studies that predicted this behavior. Moreover, this study has provided with the first measurement of the temperature of nanoparticles in a processing dusty plasma, i.e. under conditions that are relevant for the growth and modification of nanopowders.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0008934
OSTI ID:
1255923
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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