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New Experiments in Pulsed Microwaves:

Quasisteady-State Interpulse Plasmas

Introduction

Pulsed plasmas have found wide applications both in industry and for

basic studies [1–5]. The prime advantages include additional control over

the plasma properties by being able to vary the pulse duration, duty cycle,

and the repetition frequency. The pulsing parameters are known to provide

control over the electron energy distribution function [6] and gas-heating

effects can be avoided [7]. Pulsed plasmas have therefore found attractive

applications that include generation of metastables [8], radicals [9], and nega-

tive ions[10].

Previously, pulsed di ...