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Examination of aluminium and zinc plasmas from an inductive furnace by spectroscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2012

K. T. A. L. BURM
K. T. A. L. BURM*
Affiliation:
PlasmAIX for Plasma Physics and Chemistry Research, Heimerik 47, 2440 Geel, Belgium ([email protected])
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Abstract

The production of aluminium and zinc plasmas for the deposition of coatings upon steel strip is monitored by optical emission spectroscopy measurements. The plasma is created from an inductive source. The atom and the ion densities as well as the electron temperature are obtained such that the plasma can be characterized. It will be shown that the obtained plasmas are typically highly ionized and deviate from thermal equilibrium.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 79 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 25 - 31
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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