Published March 21, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Electron drift velocity in NH3 in strong electric fields determined from rf breakdown curves

  • 1. Laboratoire de Physique et Technologie des Plasmas, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau 91128 (France)
  • 2. Unaxis Displays Division France SAS, 5, Rue Leon Blum, Palaiseau 91120, France (France)

Description

We report measurements of the breakdown curves of a radio-frequency capacitive discharge in low pressure ammonia. The electron drift velocity was determined from the location of turning points in the breakdown curves in the range of E/p = 42-713 V cm-1 Torr-1. We compare our results to values calculated from the published cross-sections in the range E/p = 1-5000 V cm-1 Torr-1 and find good agreement

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/38/872/d5_6_015.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics (ISSN 1361-6463) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 872-876
ISSN
0022-3727
CODEN
JPAPBE

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36037034
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
AMMONIA; BREAKDOWN; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CROSS SECTIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON DRIFT; HIGH-FREQUENCY DISCHARGES; RADIOWAVE RADIATION; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EVALUATION; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN HYDRIDES; RADIATIONS