Three point method to characterize low-pressure electronegative discharges using electrostatic probe
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 80 (1), 013502
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3065089
Abstract
Electrostatic probe measurements for low-pressure inductively coupled SF(6) plasmas are performed. From the current-voltage (I-V) curves of probe, the saturation currents of the positive ions and electrons and the electron temperature are measured. The electronegativity and the negative ion density are deduced by using the ratios of these parameters at three adjacent pressure points. The positive ion density is calculated by the orbital-motion-limited theory, and the electron temperatures are given either by the slope of the I-V curves or by the electron energy distribution function with the second derivative of I-V curves. The variations in the charged species density with pressure and power are investigated.Keywords
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