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Radiofrequency-induced Gas Plasma at 250–300 kc/s

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INDUCED plasmas in static gases at atmospheric pressure were first reported by Babat1. A plasma torch based on inductive coupling between a radiofrequency field and a flowing, ionized gas was developed by Reed2 and later by Reboux3, Mironer and Hushfar4 and Marynowski and Munroe5. In all cases, the frequencies used were in the megacycle range.

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  1. Allen Clark Research Centre, The Plessey Co., Ltd., Caswell, Towcester, Northants

    I. J. FLOYD & J. C. LEWIS

  2. Division of Molecular Science, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex

    R. K. BAYLISS

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FLOYD, I., LEWIS, J. & BAYLISS, R. Radiofrequency-induced Gas Plasma at 250–300 kc/s. Nature 211, 841–842 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211841a0

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