Construction and operation of a DC glow discharge facility for undergraduate plasma physics experiments

Authors

Rommil B. Emperado ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Jenny Lou B. Sagisi ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Wilson O. Garcia ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

We report on the construction and operation of a DC glow discharge facility for various plasma-based experiments. An argon discharge was successfully generated and tested for various pressures and voltages. Non-ideal discharge conditions at high voltages and pressures limited the range over which stable discharges were generated. Optical emission spectroscopy revealed excited argon atoms and argon metastables. Vibrational peaks of nitrogen were also observed, indicating a contamination in the vacuum chamber. Langmuir probe measurement was also demonstrated using a home-made probe. Probe currents were found to increase with pressure.

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Issue

2016: Proceedings of the 34th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Conference

Article ID

SPP-2016-2B-03

Section

Health Physics, Plasma Physics, and Physics Education

Published

2016-08-18

How to Cite

[1]

RB Emperado, JLB Sagisi, and WO Garcia, Construction and operation of a DC glow discharge facility for undergraduate plasma physics experiments, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 34, SPP-2016-2B-03 (2016). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2016-2B-03.