Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy (JMPEE)
TITLE	Production of Nitrogen Atoms in a Microwave Discharge [PDF]
AUTHORS	M.R. Wertheimer, R.C. Bosisio and D. Rouleau 1975 10 4 433-450
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Abstract A "Large Volume Microwave Plasma Generator" (LMP) has been used to generate nitrogen atoms by microwave discharge in a flow of nitrogen gas. Experimental parameters investigated arc N² flow rate and pressure, microwave power absorbed bye the plasma, and the effects of gaseous "catalysts" and treatment of the reactor walls. The optimum energy yield for N atoms attained in this study, 1.2 g atoms kWh, is a factor of 2 greater than the highest value so far reported in the literature.