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COLD PLASMA [1 record]

Record 1 2017-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plasma Physics
DEF

A model of plasma in which the temperature is neglected with respect to the effects of interest.

OBS

Plasmas can be "thermal/hot" and "non-thermal/cold." Thermal plasma is nearly fully ionized while non-thermal plasma is only partly ionized.

OBS

cold plasma: term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • nonthermal atmospheric-pressure plasma
  • non-thermal plasma

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique des plasmas
DEF

Modèle de plasma dans lequel la température est négligée par rapport aux effets considérés.

CONT

Dans un plasma thermique, connu aussi comme plasma chaud, l'énergie cinétique des électrons et celle des particules lourdes sont du même ordre de grandeur. Par contre, le plasma non thermique, appelé également le plasma froid, est un plasma en déséquilibre thermique.

OBS

NTP : Cet acronyme provient de l'anglais «nonthermal plasma».

OBS

plasma froid : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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