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Physics Of The Plasma-Cathode Interface Of Glow Discharge In Oxygen With Aluminium Cathode

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2909168· OSTI ID:21136961
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  1. Instutute of Physics, M. Curie Sklodowsha University, 20-031 Lublin (Poland)
Glow discharge in oxygen with aluminium cathode has peculiar characteristics. It works at the product (p{center_dot}L{sub cf}) of gas pressure and the cathode space length, smaller than in other cases, e.g. even Ne/Al discharge. Numerical modelling of electrodynamic structure of the cathode region suggests low multiplication of electron fluxes and consequently high electron emission from the 'oxidised' cathode surface at relatively low anode-cathode voltages U{sub ac}. The above facts explain a low efficiency of the sputtering of 'oxidised' Al-cathodes when determined experimentally. Numerical modelling allows the quantitative explanation of the line emission intensity of oxygen molecules such as its 'linear 'dependence on both gas pressure and discharge current density, J{sub d}. However in the case of line emission of sputtered Al atoms and reflected 'free' O atoms we are able only to draw some qualitative conclusions.
OSTI ID:
21136961
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 993; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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