Table 1.
Low Temperature Plasma | High Temperature Plasma | ||
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Thermal Plasma Te ≈Ti ≈Tg ~104 °C ne ~1020 m−3 |
Non Thermal Plasma Ti « Te ~104 °C ne ≤ 1020 m−3 Warm Plasma Tg ~103 °C |
Cold Plasma Tg ~102 °C |
Te ≈Ti > 107 °C ne ≥ 1020 m−3 |
example: arc plasma at normal pressure | example: gliding arc plasma | example: low temperature glow discharge | example: fusion plasma |
Te—electron temperature; Ti—ion temperature; Tg—gas temperature; ne—electron density.