Initial rate of decomposition of CO2 in volume discharges: An experimental study
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 50 (1) , 68-72
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.325617
Abstract
Quantitative data on the plasma and chemical changes in a pulsed glow discharge in CO2 have been obtained using a geometrically stable, chemically inert discharge cell. With resistively‐ballasted electrodes it was possible to achieve uniform glow discharges over a relatively large range of pressure and the yield of decomposition products was measured as a function of energy deposited at various initial charging voltages. These experimental results were compared to those predicted by numerical solution of the Boltzmann transport equation by integrating a derived yeild per unit energy, Y (E/N), over the duration of the excitation pulse. Good agreement between experiment and theory was obtained for pressures over 400 Torr but significant deviations were noted at lower pressures.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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