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Structured discharges in high frequency plasmas

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Experiments are described in which structured discharges, including stationary and moving striations, were observed in 4 MHz rf plasmas generated using two solenoidal coil configurations. The structured plasmas which formed in the vicinity of the solenoidal coils were not quenched when elaborate precautions were taken to shield the capacitive electric fields. Measurements of the rf power input to the plasma and the resistance reflected by the plasma into the drive circuit showed no discontinuous change during the formation or disappearance of the structured discharges surrounding the solenoidal coils. Observations of striated rf discharges reported by other investigators are reviewed. Arguments are given to support the conclusion that the striation-like structures observed in rf plasmas and the moving striations observed in dc plasmas are part of the same general family.

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  1. Telic Corporation, 90404, Santa Monica, California, USA

    A. S. Penfold & J. A. Thornton

  2. Energy Resources Laboratory and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, 65201, Columbia, Missouri, USA

    R. C. Warder Jr.

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  1. A. S. Penfold
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Much of the work described in this paper was supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. One of us (RCW) received partial support from Contract DAAA 13-68-C-0033 and Grant NSF GK-24150.

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Penfold, A.S., Thornton, J.A. & Warder, R.C. Structured discharges in high frequency plasmas. Czech J Phys 23, 431–435 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01594013

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