Concise characterization of cold atmospheric pressure helium plasma jet

Abstract

This article provides a concise methodology for the development of a cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet and its characterization. To optimize the plasma jet parameters for biological and industrial applications, it is highly necessary to thoroughly understand its characteristics. The major emphasis of this work is to utilize simple and advanced diagnostics systematically with low complexity in the post-data analysis and to obtain in situ information of plasma jet parameters. The detailed optimization methods and the effect of the applied voltage and gas flow rate to achieve the stable plasma jet of the desired dimensions are discussed. In addition, the effects of the gas flow rate on the discharge current profiles and filament behavior are provided. Moreover, optical techniques, such as optical emission spectroscopy and time-resolved fast imaging, are used for the characterization of plasma parameters, i.e., Texc and ne, in a simple way. The gas temperature along the length of the plasma jet is estimated using a K-type thermocouple. The discussed simple characterization techniques and range of parameters of our designed plasma source will be useful for the development and optimization of plasma jet sources for various biological and industrial applications. Furthermore, we have also discussed various applications where we can use the discoursed diagnostics for the system development as well as for characterization. As the characterization of cold atmospheric pressure plasma jets is a multiphysics study, this concise characterization report on the cold atmospheric pressure plasma aims to provide necessary information for early researchers.