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Comment on 'A review on ion-ion plasmas created in weakly magnetized electronegative plasmas'

  • St. Petersburg State University

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Abstract

The discussed paper reviewed the experimental results on the generation of the ion-ion plasmas created in weakly magnetized electronegative plasmas in the active phase of self-sustained discharge. The conclusion that the plasma is an ion-ion plasma, is based in the paper on the high measured values of electronegativity. However, the facts of realization of the stationary ion-ion plasma are questionable because the plasma can not be considered as an ion-ion plasma while the negative ions are trapped in the plasma volume, even at very high electronegativity. So, the conclusions about experimental creation of stationary ion-ion plasma in the weakly magnetized electronegative plasmas seem unconvincing and are questioned in this comment.

Original languageEnglish
Article number038001
JournalPlasma Sources Science and Technology
Volume24
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Electronegative plasmas
  • Experiments
  • Ion-ion plasmas
  • Negative ion transport

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