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Title: Mass changes of microparticles in a plasma observed by a phase-resolved resonance method

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3556677· OSTI ID:21537336
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  1. IEAP, Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet, D-24098 Kiel (Germany)

The influence of a plasma environment on melamine formaldehyde particles is studied. High-precision measurements of the vertical confinement frequency with a phase-resolved resonance method indicate that the particle mass is affected in two ways: the deposition of sputtered material at the particle leads to a mass gain, whereas the outgassing of water causes a mass loss.

OSTI ID:
21537336
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 18, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3556677; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English