Soft ionization mechanisms in flexible µ-tube plasma-from FµTP to closed µ-tube plasma.
Anal Bioanal Chem
; 416(22): 4919-4927, 2024 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
In order to find an explanation for the mechanism in a plasma operated with an alternating voltage, or rather a square wave voltage, such a plasma was investigated. It was found that Penning ionization, charge transfer, and photoionization played a minor or even no role in the soft ionization mechanism of a FµTP. If the collision of plasma gases with air does not contribute to soft ionization, it should also be possible to use a separated plasma for soft ionization. Preliminary investigations show that it is possible to ignite a diagnosis gas with a plasma gas even when there is a barrier such as glass between those gases. A temporally and locally limited potential must be produced at the outer surface to achieve this. This potential should be sufficient to ionize the environment softly and to be able to use this so-called closed µ-tube plasma as a new ionization source.
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