Published July 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

Atmospheric nonequilibrium mini-plasma jet created by a 3D printer

  • 1. Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Energy Sciences, J2-32, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8502 (Japan)
  • 2. Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0017 (Japan)

Description

In this study, a small-sized plasma jet source with a 3.7 mm head diameter was created via a 3D printer. The jet's emission properties and OH radical concentrations (generated by argon, helium, and nitrogen plasmas) were investigated using optical emission spectrometry (OES) and electron spin resonance (ESR). As such, for OES, each individual gas plasma propagates emission lines that derive from gases and ambient air inserted into the measurement system. For the case of ESR, a spin adduct of the OH radical is typically observed for all gas plasma treatment scenarios with a 10 s treatment by helium plasma generating the largest amount of OH radicals at 110 μM. Therefore, it was confirmed that a plasma jet source made by a 3D printer can generate stable plasmas using each of the aforementioned three gases

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Advances
Journal Volume
5
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 077184-077184.5
ISSN
2158-3226
CODEN
AAIDBI

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47062415
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ADDUCTS; AIR; ARGON; CONCENTRATION RATIO; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; HELIUM; HYDROXYL RADICALS; NITROGEN; PLASMA JETS; SPIN
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; GASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NONMETALS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; RADICALS; RARE GASES; RESONANCE; SPECTROSCOPY

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