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Pulsed plasma processing: from controlled pulsed biasing to high power pulsing of plasma sources

Richard van de Sanden | DIFFER

Click here to see more from the Pulsed Plasma Diagnostic Workshop.

Time Averaged and Time Resolved Measurements of Ion Energy Distributions in Pulsed Plasmas

David Gahan | Impedans Ltd

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Today Impedans launch the Octiv Suite. This high precision, high resolution in-line RF voltage, current and phase measurement system measures multiple fundamental frequencies and harmonics simultaneously. It reconstructs RF waveforms from complex frequency spectra and can calculate ion flux at the substrate position. Click here to find out more about this groundbreaking product.

This week Impedans are exhibiting at the 41st European Physical Society (EPS) Conference in Berlin, Germany. If you are attending, we look forward to speaking to you there.

Click http://bit.ly/seApp to read our latest Application Note featuring the Impedans Semion system in a Sputtering environment

Time-resolved diagnostics of reactive pulsed plasmas: absorption spectroscopy, modulated beam mass spectrometry, ion flux probe and retarding field energy analyser

Gilles Cunge | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

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Click the link http://bit.ly/seApp to read our Application Note featuring the Semion System used in an Etching Application

Click here to read our Application note featuring the Impedans Langmuir Probe used in a Space Plasma application.

Click the link http://bit.ly/1jubSAN to read about our Langmuir Probe used in a Dusty Plasma Application

Click the link http://bit.ly/se01pecvd to read our new Application Note featuring the Impedans Semion System used in a PECVD application

Impedans are pleased to announce the launch of the Semion 450mm Wafer Uniformity Plasma Diagnostic, designed primarily with 450mm wafer hardware and process developers in mind. Click here to find out more about this innovative product or click here to find out more about our other world leading plasma diagnostic instruments.

I recently responded to a claim from Lawrenceville Plasma Physics that they were close to a commercial fusion reactor.  I was annoyed that such claims were being made and even more concerned that such claims were not receiving a strong criticism fr

The inaugural edition of the Plasma Physics Division Annual Report, from the Drexel Institute of Plasma Physics Division is available online - quoting from the release

The 9th Workshop on Frontiers in Low Temperature Plasma Diagnostics (FLTPD) was held in Zinnowitz, near Greifswald, Germany.  FLTPD is a biennial European event in which scientists working on low-temperature plasmas present their recent results, pointing out in particular the originality of the diagnostic techniques used.

The 9th Workshop on Frontiers in Low Temperature Plasma Diagnostics (FLTPD) was held in Zinnowitz, near Greifswald, Germany.  FLTPD is a biennial European event in which scientists working on low-temperature plasmas present their recent results, pointing out in particular the originality of the diagnostic techniques used.

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology has appointed Dan Ayres to Managing Director with immediate effect. Dan previously held the position of General Manager at the company, and prior to this was Operations Director. With over 10 years experience within the Oxford Instruments Group, Dan has held roles in the fields of Operations, Product Management and Project Management.

Registration: www.impedans.com

Hosted by: Impedans ltd

Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin 9, Ireland

I recently came across an article that described the soul as a plasma, a transitional phase between matter and energy. The essay was accompanied by the beautiful pictures of plasma globes that have become so common. There was a stage in my life/career as a physicist that this would annoy me.

Ion energy distribution measurements in rf and pulsed DC plasma discharges

D Gahan, S Daniels, C Hayden, P Scullin, D O'Sullivan, Y T Peiand M B Hopkins^.

http://stacks.iop.org/0963-0252/21/024004

Startling paper by Pete Riley on the possibility of  massive solar flare, or Carrington event happening-

Key Points

• Probability of a Carrington event occurring      over next decade is ~12%
• Space physics datasets often display a      power-law distribution
• Power-law distribution can be exploited to      predict extreme events

Pete Riley

Some recent good news for the UCLA plasma simulation group.  The group recently received $1.78 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a cluster of 192 General Purpose Graphical Processing Units to compute at “Warp” speed. This new cluster is named DAWSON2 in honour of the group’s founder. DAWSON2 is dedicated for the study of particle-in-cell simulations of plasmas.

purchase a beautiful plasma

photo by Mitchell Buchanan by @mitcheplasma are beautifulllsmind

http://mitchellbuchanan.wordpress.com/

Atmospheric plasma created in air are known to kill bacteria. The killing effect is not fully understood but it results from the very reactive nature of the plasma. To explain this the typical atmospheric plasma is a non-equilibrium plasma. This means that the electrons are accelerated by the strong electrical field.

Princeton, Max Planck Society launch new research center for plasma physics Princeton University

"This collaboration with Germany's distinguished Max Planck Society is certain to enhance our common excellence in fusion and plasma astrophysical research and, more broadly, to advance the development of clean and abundant energy," Tilghman said.