Cold physical plasmas, especially noble gas driven plasma jets, emit considerable amounts of ultraviolet radiation (UV). Given that a channel is present, even the energetic vacuum UV can reach treated target. The relevance for antimicrobial effects generally accepted. It remains to be clarified if this relevant other biomedical application e.g., in wound care or cancer remediation. In work, rol...

Laser induced fluorescence was used for measurement of concentration of hydroxyl (OH) radicals in the plasma pencil, which is a radiofrequency plasma jet operated in argon at atmospheric pressure. The problematic of the rotational energy transfer, spectral overlap of the laser line and hydroxyl absorption line and saturation effects were treated. The method was calibrated by Rayleigh scattering...

Electron energy distribution functions (EEDFs) have been measured in a cylindrical inductively coupled plasma (ICP) with a planar coil over a wide range of external parameters (argon pressure, discharge power and driving frequency). The measurements were performed under well-defined discharge conditions (discharge geometry, rf power absorbed by plasma, external electrical characteristics and el...

This work focused on qualitative and quantitative detection of oxygen free radicals in liquids after plasma treatment with an atmospheric pressure argon plasma jet by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (EPR). For the treatment, a shielded plasma jet, where the active effluent zone is surrounded by a protective gas curtain was used.

The synthesis of the nanopowders magnesium oxide and fluoride during operation a repetitive diffuse nanosecond discharge in argon at various pressures was performed. Nanosecond voltage pulses with an amplitude −70 kV, rise time 0.7 ns, duration ns were applied across point-to-plane gap 2 mm length. pulse repetition rate 60 Hz. high-voltage pointed electrode made magnesium. A cold plasma formed ...

A 16-cm diameter plasma source operated on argon is described that is capable of producing a plasma environment that closely simulates the low Earth orbit (LEO) conditions experienced by satellites in the altitude range between 300 to 500 km. The plasma source uses a transverse-field magnetic filter, and has been successful in producing low electron temperature plasmas that contain streaming io...

We present a cryogenic source of periodic streams of micrometer-sized hydrogen and argon droplets as ideal mass-limited target systems for fundamental intense laser-driven plasma applications. The highly compact design combined with a high temporal and spatial droplet stability makes our injector ideally suited for experiments using state-of-the-art high-power lasers in which a precise synchron...

Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus is a source of nosocomial infections and one of the significant concerns in patients with indwelling devices. Lysostaphin is a bacterially produced endopeptidase with a unique activity on S. aureus. Plasma, the fourth state of the material, consists of charged ions, free electrons, and activated neutral species. Biomedical applications of cold plasma are rapi...