JOULE HEATING OF A LOW-PRESSURE PLASMA-JET BY MEANS OF AN APPLIED MAGNETIC-FIELD

The effect of a pulsed magnetic field upon various low-pressure plasma jets was investigated using a system of double probes. The results in dicated that both the electron temperature and density of plasma are i ncreased, due to the effect of Joule heating currents induced in the p lasma. This method provides a means of equilibrating an initial jet di stribution of plasma that is in thermal non-equilibrium, yielding a ne w application in plasma processing.