Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 February 2011
We report quantitative measurements of the concentration of atomic oxygen in RF plasmas determined by two-photon laser induced fluorescence. The results are compared with concurrent measurements of spatially resolved plasma induced optical emission. These measurements establish: (1) the O atom concentration as a function of plasma parameters, (2) a semi-quantitative relationship between O* emission intensity normalized by Ar* in-tensity and O atom concentration, and (3) an understanding of the mechanisms for pro-duction of excited atoms in the plasma.