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Plasma plays a pivotal role in numerous applications spanning the fields of medicine, industry, agriculture, and space exploration. When plasma interacts with air, it initiates unique chemical reactions, resulting in the creation of rare…
We report, for the first time, quadrupole mass spectrometry of neutral and positive ionic hydrocarbon species measured at the rf biased substrate electrode of an inductively coupled plasma for acetylene rich C2H2:Ar mixtures under various…
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Plasma technologies are a promising way of addressing a number of challenges in combustion, ranging from stabilization and flame-holding for hypersonic vehicles, to enabling low-emissions propulsion and power. Whereas most works in the…
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