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Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Plasmas in Contact with Liquids

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2281172· OSTI ID:2281172
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  1. Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA (United States); University of Massachusetts Lowell
Plasma-liquid interaction is a low-temperature plasma science frontier involving fundamental issues in plasma-materials interaction, multiphase kinetics, and collective effects. Plasmas in contact with liquids present two distinctive types of nonequilibrium: kinetic - across the interface - involving complex physical and chemical kinetics; and dissipative - along the interface - comprising superficial transport that is often conducive to instabilities and the formation of dissipative structures such as spot patterns. The project investigated dissipative and kinetic nonequilibrium phenomena concurrently in plasmas in contact with liquid water electrodes. The project’s objective was to determine the properties of dissipative (macroscopic) and kinetic (microscopic) nonequilibrium phenomena, and the interrelation between them, in low-temperature atmospheric-pressure plasmas in contact with liquid electrodes.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0018230
OSTI ID:
2281172
Report Number(s):
DE-SC0018230-UML--FinalReport
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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