Plasma Breakdown

Table of Contents

Plasma Breakdown

Introduction

What is Plasma?

What is Plasma?

Common Plasma

Application of Plasma

Background - Plasma Basics

Background - Plasma Basics

Plasma Standing waves

Plasma Photos

Experimental Apparatus

Description of Apparatus

Some theory - Paschen’s Law and the Spark Breakdown

Results

…(con’d) Results

Results and Interpretation

Discussion - Sources of Error

An interesting effect that we did not get to explore involves using a tube with two different paths of different lengths between the electrodes.

Experiment Improvements

… (con’d) Experiment Improvements

Acknowledgements