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In this Chapter, we present the results from the 2-dimentional computational study of the interaction of plasma jets with conductive and non-conductive dielectric targets and metal surfaces. We provide a brief introduction to the modelling tools used in the simulations. Then, we demonstrate the behaviour of helium and argon jets and compare their characteristics. The affects of a helium plasma jet interacting with dielectric plates having different dielectric properties are discussed followed by examples of an ionization wave splitting at the edge of a plate positioned at a grazing angle to the jet axis. We also consider the production and delivery of main ions and reactive neutral species to the treated targets and estimate the energy of positive and negative ions arriving to surfaces.
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This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (agreement no. 075-15-2021-1026 of November 15, 2021), jointly by the National Key Research and Development Plan of China (2021YFE0114700), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52011530026).
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Babaeva, N.Y., Naidis, G.V., Shao, T., Tarasenko, V.F. (2023). Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jets and Their Interaction with Dielectric Surfaces. In: Shao, T., Zhang, C. (eds) Pulsed Discharge Plasmas. Springer Series in Plasma Science and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1141-7_21
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