15th Czechoslovak seminar on plasma physics and technology. Part 1

Of the 17 papers contained in the proceedings, 8 papers deal with various technological applications of a low-temperature plasma, e.g., the synthesis of very high-purity materials and ultrafine powders, plasma polymerization, and plasma deposition of composite superconducting films. Two papers review the activity in the field of mathematical modeling and experimental investigation of electric arcs used in industrial and laboratory plasmatrons. Other papers report the results of varous diagnostic methods (IR and optical spectroscopy, CARS spectroscopy, probes and interferometry) applied to low-temperature laboratory and technological plasmas. In one paper the positive streamer phenomenon in electric discharges is discussed. (J.U.)