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Published on: May 25, 2021
Three point method to characterize low-pressure electronegative discharges using electrostatic probe
S Y Kang1, T H Chung, K-S Chung
1Department of Physics, Dong-A University, Busan 604-714, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Electrostatic probe measurements for low-pressure inductively coupled SF(6) plasmas are performed. From the current-voltage (I-V) curves of probe, the saturation currents of the positive ions and electrons and the electron temperature are measured. The electronegativity and the negative ion density are deduced by using the ratios of these parameters at three adjacent pressure points. The positive ion density is calculated by the orbital-motion-limited theory, and the electron temperatures are given either by the slope of the I-V curves or by the electron energy distribution function with the second derivative of I-V curves. The variations in the charged species density with pressure and power are investigated.
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