Program overview

WEDNESDAY EVENING, 22 OCTOBER 2003

NWP.001 Diagnostics II

NWP.002 A Metastable Helium Beam by a Penning Discharge for Measurement of Electric Field in Plasmas

K. Takiyama, S. Namba (Hiroshima University, Japan), D. Andruczyk, B.W. James (The University of Sydney, Australia), T. Ohgo (Fukuoka University of Education, Japan), T. Oda (Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University, Japan)

NWP.003 Ion Energy Distributions at the Cathode of a DC Plasma.

Alan Rees, Alex Carew, Ian Neale, Claire Greenwood, Yolanda Gonzalvo, Mark Buckley (Hiden Analytical)

NWP.004 Distribution of Fe atom density in a dc magnetron sputtering plasma source measured by laser-induced fluorescence imaging spectroscopy

K. Shibagaki, N. Nafarizal, K. Sasaki, H. Toyoda, S. Iwata, T. Kato, S. Tsunashima, H. Sugai (Nagoya University, Japan)

NWP.005 Development of the so-called third stage laser Thomson scattering diagnostics of plasmas

Katsunori Muraoka, Yukihiko Yamagata, Taishi Hisano, Kiichirou Uchino (Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu Univ., JAPAN), Koichi Miyazaki (Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kurume National College of Technology, JAPAN)

NWP.006 Spectroscopy investigations of the excited particles in an rf plasma-aided laser ablation plume

Yosuke Sakai, Nobukazu Sakura, Maria-Antoaneta Bratescu, Yoshiyuki Suda, Hirotake Sugawara (Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan)

NWP.007 Laser spectroscopy investigations of the collisional processes in Ar and CH_4 mixtures in a dielectric barrier discharge

Yosuke Sakai, Yasunao Yoshizaki, Maria-Antoaneta Bratescu, Yoshiyuki Suda (Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan)

NWP.008 Filtered Raman/Thomson Scattering Measurements in E-Beam Sustained Non-Equilibrium Plasmas

Wonchul Lee (Dept. of Chemistry - The Ohio State University), Walter Lempert (Depts of Mechanical Engrg and Chemistry - The Ohio State University)

NWP.009 Collisional Ionization

NWP.010 Measurements of ionization and attachment coefficients in c-C_4F_8 and in 0.468% and 4.910% c-C_4F_8/Ar mixtures

Yamaji Masahiro, Nakamura Yoshiharu

NWP.011 Importance of higher order effects in single ionization of hydrogen and helium

Zhangjin Chen, Don H Madison (Laboratory for Atomic and Molecular Research, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO 65401, USA), Colm T Whelan (Department of Physics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA), H R J Walters (Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, The Queen¡¯s University of Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK)

NWP.012 Post Collision Interaction Effects for Electron Impact Ionization of S and P Shell Electrons in Inert Gasses

A. Prideaux, D.H. Madison (University of Missouri-Rolla)

NWP.013 Ionization of silicon atoms by electron impact

Yong-Ki Kim (NIST)

NWP.014 Fundamental Physics Observed by Three-Dimensional Imaging of Single Ionized Electrons by Ion-Atom Collisions

M. Foster, D. H. Madison, S. Jones, M. Schulz (University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO, USA)

NWP.015 Ionization Cross Sections for Ion-Atom Collisions in High Energy Ion Beams

Igor D. Kaganovich, Edward A. Startsev, Ronald C. Davidson (Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08543)

NWP.016 Electron-Impact Ionization of WF_6 and Cl_2

Ralf Basner (Institut für Niedertemperatur-Plasmaphysik, Greifswald, Germany), Kurt Becker (Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, USA)

NWP.017 Dissociative ionization and product distributions of low-lying ionization channels of benzene and pyridine by electron impact

Christopher E. Dateo (Eloret Corporation), Winifred M. Huo (NASA Ames Research Center), Graham Fletcher (Eloret Corporation)

NWP.018 Lighting Plasmas II

NWP.019 Radial Cataphoresis in Hg-Ar Fluorescent Lamp Discharges at High Power Density

Y. Aiura, G. A. Bonvallet, J. E. Lawler (Univ. of Wisconsin [1])

NWP.020 Temperature measurements using selected Tm and Dy lines in Metal Halide Lamps

Y. Aiura, J. E. Lawler (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison)

NWP.021 Improved Fidelity X-ray Transmission Images of HID Lamps*

G. A. Bonvallet, J. E. Lawler (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison)

NWP.022 Broadening of the Na D lines in dependence on the Xe pressure in HID lamps

Manfred Kettlitz, Olga Krylova, Martin Wendt, Hartmut Schneidenbach (Institute for Low-Temperature Plasma Physics, F.-L.-Jahn-Str. 19, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany)

NWP.023 On the electrode sheath voltage in high-pressure argon, xenon and mercury discharges

Manfred Kettlitz, Michael Sieg, Martin Wendt, Hartmut Schneidenbach (Institute for Low-Temperature Plasma Physics, F.-L.-Jahn-Str. 19, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany), Lars Dabringhausen, Oliver Langenscheidt, Marco Redwitz (Ruhr-University of Bochum, Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering, Universitaetsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany)

NWP.024 Microwave Discharge Characteristics of Plasma Lighting System

Byeong-Ju Park, Joon-Sik Choi, Yong-Seog Jeon, Hyun-Jung Kim, Ji-Young Lee (LG Electronics Inc.)

NWP.025 Investigation of metal-halide high-pressure discharge lamps containing thallium iodide

St. Franke, H. Schneidenbach, H. Schöpp (INP Greifswald, F.-L.-Jahn-Str. 19, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany)

NWP.026 Study of high-pressure xenon discharges with metal-halide additives

Martin Wendt, Hartmut Schneidenbach, Manfred Kettlitz, Michael Sieg (Institute for Low-Temperature Plasma Physics, F.-L.-Jahn-Str. 19, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany), Redwitz Marco (Ruhr-University of Bochum, Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering, Universitaetsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany)

NWP.027 High Pressure Discharges

NWP.028 Ion flux energy and angle distributions to the cathode surfaces in PDPs

J.Q. Wang (IPED, Xi'an Jiaotong U., China), L.C. Pitchford, J.-P. Boeuf (CPAT, U. Paul Sabatier and CNRS, Toulouse, France)

NWP.029 Gas Temperature Determination and Ar Metastable Density Measurement in a N_2-Ar Dielectric Barrier Discharge

James M. Williamson, Peter Bletzinger (Innovative Scientific Solutions, Inc., Dayton, OH), Biswa N. Ganguly (Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB, OH)

NWP.030

NWP.031 Electrical and Optical Characteristics of RF Driven Hollow Slot Microplasmas in Open Air at Atmospheric Pressure

Zengqi Yu, Azer Yalin, Ovidiu Stan, Katsumi Hoshimiya, R Abdur, Vijay Surla, George Collins (Colorado State University)

NWP.032 COLD MICRO-PLASMA JETS IN ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AIR

A.H. Mohamed, S. Suddala, K.H. Schoenbach (Physical Electronics Research Institute, Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 23529, USA)

NWP.033 Gas Temperatures of a High-Pressure MicroHollow Cathode Discharge Inferred from Rotational Band Emission Spectroscopy

Peter Kurunczi, Kurt Becker (Stevens Institute of Technology)

NWP.034 Experimental and theoretical study of a helium atmospheric pressure barrier discharge at 100 kHz

R. Foest, M. Schmidt (Institut of Low-Temperature Plasma Physics, Greifswald, Germany), V.S. Maiorov, Yu.B. Golubovskii (University of St. Petersburg, Physical Faculty, St. Petersburg, Russia), J.F. Behnke (University of Greifswald, Institute of Physics, Greifswald, Germany)

NWP.035 Initiation of the homogeneous glow barrier discharge in nitrogen

Yu. B. Golubovskii, V. A Maiorov (University of St. Petersburg, Physical Faculty, St. Petersburg, Russia), J. Behnke, J.F. Behnke (University of Greifswald, Institute of Physics, Greifswald, Germany)

NWP.036 Atmospheric pressure afterglow plasma

Shirshak Dhali, Rayan Yellina (Southern Illinois University), Bijan Pashaie (Southeast Missouri State University)

NWP.037 Characteristic analysis of hydroxyl radical generated by atmospheric pressure discharge

Jai Hyuk Choi, Hong Koo Baik (Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Yonsei University, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-Ku, Seoul 120-749, Korea), Se-Jong Lee (Department of Material science and Engineering, Kyungsung University, Korea), Ki Moon Song (Department of New Material Science Applied Physics, Korea)

NWP.038 Air Chemistry, Reactions, Simulations, and Power Estimates for Plasma Continuously Generated by an Electron Beam with a Sustaining Electric Field

Robert Vidmar (University of Nevada, Reno), Kenneth Stalder (Stalder Technologies and Research)

NWP.039 Non-thermal Air Plasma at Atmospheric Pressure*

XinPei Lu, Leipold Frank, Minayeva O., Mounir Laroussi (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529)

NWP.040 Plasma Sheaths

NWP.041 Asymptotic Matching and Patching of Plasma and Sheath Solutions

Natalia Sternberg (Clark University), Valery Godyak (OSRAM SYLVANIA)

NWP.042 Method of matched asymptotic expansions vs. intuitive approaches: Calculation of space-charge sheaths and arc cathode spots

M. S. Benilov (Departamento de Fisica, Universidade da Madeira, Largo do Municipio, 9000 Funchal, Portugal)

NWP.043 Planar and cylindrical solutions to the kinetic plasma-sheath problem with cold ions

Zoltan Sternovsky, Scott Robertson (Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder CO 80309-0390)

NWP.044 The Measurement of Ion Drift Velocities in Presheaths in Ar and He-Ar Plasmas

Xu Wang, Eunsuk Ko, Noah Hershkowitz (University of Wisconsin - Madison)

NWP.045 Effects of electron dynamics on rf sheaths

Nong Xiang (Institute for Fusion Studies,University of Texas at Austin)

NWP.046 Electric Fields in Plasma Flows to Insulating Walls

Lawson Harris (2796 Johnson Road, Scotia, NY 12302)

NWP.047 Ar ions fall out `faster than Bohm in a multiple ion plasma. Why?

Greg Severn (Dept. of Physics, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA 92110), Noah Hershkowitz, Xu Wang, Eunsuk Ko (Dept. of Engineering Physics and Center for Plasma-Aided Manufacturing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706), Sheath Team

NWP.048 Experimental Study of the Anode Sheath in Hall Thrusters

Leonid Dorf, Yevgeny Raitses, Nathaniel Fisch (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)

NWP.049 Ion Energy Distribution Functions in a Confined Capacitively Coupled Dual Frequency Discharge in Ar and H_2: Measurements and Simulations

D. M. O'Connell, P. C. Boyle, M. M. Turner, A. R. Ellingboe (Dublin City University, Ireland)

NWP.050 Plasma Propulsion

NWP.051 A New Type Microplasma Thruster Using Surface Wave Dishcarges Excited by Microwaves

Yoshinori Takao, Kouich Ono, Kazuo Takahashi, Yuichi Setsuhara (Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan)

NWP.052 Experimental Study on Flow Characteristics of Stationary Arc Jet through a Magnetic Nozzle

Toshiaki Kanuma, Mitsuo Matsuzaki, Haruaki Matsuura, Hiroshi Akatsuka (Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

NWP.053 Effects of channel wall material and geometry on plasma flow in Hall thrusters

Yevgeny Raitses (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), Michael Keidar (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), Nathaniel Fisch (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)

NWP.054 Nanotechnology

NWP.055 Ion and neutral fluxes in Ar+H2+CH4 RF plasmas for PECVD of self-assembled ordered carbon nanotip arrays

I. B. Denysenko, J. D. Long, P. Rutkevych, Z. L. Tsakadze, S. Xu, K. Ostrikov (Plasma Sources and Applications Center, NIE, Nanyang Technological University, 637616 Singapore)

NWP.056 Investigation of Meltblown Microfiber and Electrospun Nanofiber Fabrics Treated with a One Atmosphere Uniform Glow Discharge Plasma (OAUGDP)

Weiwei Chen, J. Reece Roth (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tennessee), Peter P.-Y. Tsai (Textiles and Nonwovens Development Center(TANDEC), University of Tennessee)

NWP.057 Intraction of ultra short pulse with methane in the production of hydrogen and carbon nanotube at atmospheric pressure.

Kanetoshi Shibata (Kanto polytechnic college, 632-1 Mitake Yokokura, Oyama, Tochigi 323-0813, Japan), Lekha Nath Mishra, Hiroaki Ito, Noboru Yugami, Yasushi Nishida (Energy and Environmenta Science, Graduate School of Enginnering , Untsunomiya University, 7-1-2 Yoto, Tochigi 321-8585, Japan), Energy and Environmental Team

NWP.058 Study of the anodic arc discharge for carbon nanotube production

Erik Waldorff, Michael Keidar, Anthony Wass, Peretz Friedmann (University of Michigan)

NWP.059 Production of Hydrogen and Carbon Nanotube by direct decomposition of methane using pulsed corona discharge under th atmospheric pressure.

Lekha Nath Mishra (Energy and Environmental Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Utsunomiya University, 7-1-2 Yoto, Tochigi 321-8585, Japan), Kanetoshi Shibata (Kanto Polytechnic College, 612-1 Mitake Yokokura, Oyama, Tochigi 323-0813, Japan), Hiroaki Ito, Noboru Yugami, Yasushi Nishida (Energy and Environmental Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Utsunomiya University, 7-1-2 Yoto, Tochigi 321-8585, Japan), Energy and Environmental Team

NWP.060 Negative Ion Plasmas

NWP.061 Production of the hydrogen negative ion by the magnetized sheet plasma

Kentaro KUMITA, Hironori OGAWA, Akira TONEGAWA (Department of Physics, School of Science,Tokai University), Masataka ONO, Kazutaka KAWAMURA (Tokai University), Tokai University Plasma Group Team

NWP.062 Generation of negative ions in a magnetic multipole plasma source with combined inductive and capacitive high frequency excitation

Th. Mosbach, H.-M. Katsch, H.-F. Döbele (Institut für Exp. Physik, Universität Essen)

NWP.063 Negative Oxygen Ion Formation in a Pulsed Inductively RF Excited Argon-Oxygen Discharge and the Influence of Highly Excited Oxygen Molecules

H.-M. Katsch, C. Manthey, H.-F. Döbele (Institut für Exp. Physik, Universität Essen)

NWP.064 Magnetically-enhanced Plasmas

NWP.065 Helium mixing effects on argon ion metastables in magnetically enhanced ICP

Sanghyun Jun, Hong Young Chang (Department of Physics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

NWP.066 Measurement of plasma potential distribution in a pulsed bi-polar magnetron discharge.

A. Vetushka, S. Karkari, J.W. Bradley (Department of Physics, UMIST, Sackville Street, Manchester, M60 1QD, UK)

NWP.067 INFLUENCE OF THE EDF ANISOTROPY ON THE PROPERTIES OF CYLINDRICAL MAGNETRON DISCHARGE

I.A. Porokhova, Yu.B. Golubovskii (St. Petersburg State University, Russia), J. Behnke, J.F. Behnke (University of Greifswald, Institite of Physics, Germany)

NWP.068 Langmuir probe study of potential fluctuations in the dc cylindrical magnetron discharge

P. Kudrna, O. Bilyk, A. Marek, M. Tichy (Department of Electronics and Vacuum Physics, Charles University Prague, Czech Republic), E. Martines (Consorzio RFX, Padova, Italy), M. Holik, J.F. Behnke (University of Greifswald, Institute of Physics, Germany)

NWP.069 Spatial changes of plasma parameters in the dc cylindrical magnetron discharge

M. Holik, J.F. Behnke (University of Greifswald, Institute of Physics, Germany), P. Kudrna, O. Bilyk, A. Marek, M. Tichy (Department of Electronics and Vacuum Physics, Charles University Prague, Czech Republic)

NWP.070 Particle and energy balance in a Helicon plasma

Amnon Fruchtman, Gennady Makrinich (Holon Academic Institute of Technology, Holon 58102, Israel)

NWP.071 The influence of immersed RF antennas in high density, low pressure plasma sources

Ane Aanesland ((1)), Christine Charles ((2)), Aashild Fredriksen ((1) Dep. Physics, University of Tromsø, Norway), Rod Boswell ((2) PRL, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, ANU, Canberra, Australia)

NWP.072 Cylindrical Hall current plasma thruster

Yevgeny Raitses, Artem Smirnov, Nathaniel Fisch (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)