Conveners
T2-2 Plasmas at Surfaces (DPP) | Plasmas sur des surfaces (DPP)
- Michael Bradley (University of Saskatchewan)
Plasma is being exploited by industry to increase the wettability and adhesion of coatings to plastic automotive components, and to enhance the durability of printing inks on polymers and metals. These commercial applications of plasma treatments encouraged research on the plasma modification wood. The research mainly focused on the use of plasma to improve the adhesion and performance of...
During the 1970's a hot controversy emerged between in-situ measurements of the electron temperature in the ionosphere and ground measurements by incoherent backscatter radars. We suggest a possible explanation to this controversy. We define the ``local'' temperature of ionized species by the variance of the square root of the energy, and here by:
$$ \frac{3}{2} n_\infty kT(\mathbf{r}) =...
Negative-ions (NI) may play an important role on discharge kinetics in low-pressure low-temperature plasmas, especially when using electronegative gases. NI are usually formed by dissociative electron attachment on molecules, and trapped inside the plasma volume due to the positive potential difference between plasma and surfaces. In certain circumstances, negative-ions are also formed on...