Mass spectrometry of molecules and radicals in glow discharge plasma |
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Authors: | A E Belikov S Z Sakhapov M A Smith G Tikhonov |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Physics, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, P.R. China |
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Abstract: | The article represents a method and equipment developed for mass spectrometric analysis of plasma, that is, for measurement
of concentration of atoms and molecules, and their fragments, including free radicals. A compact and inexpensive mass spectrometer
is based on a quadrupole residual gas analyzer (RGA-200, Stanford Research Systems). The design of the two-section differential
pumping chamber makes it possible to bring the mass-spectrometer analyzer to the entrance diaphragm to a distance of 40 mm
in order to measure quick reacting and easily condensed particles. The equipment was used for analyzing the composition of
spherical glow discharge plasma in methanol vapor and acetone-nitrogen mixture. A procedure for mass spectrum processing is
proposed. Time-varying concentrations of all observed neutral particles are measured. Presently available data on sections
of complete and dissociative ionization of molecules and their fragments, which are necessary for reconstructing concentrations
of particles in plasma from measured mass spectra, are presented. |
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