Ice melts and returns to the
state of water, water evaporates and turns into water
vapour. This pattern of transition between the three
material states of solid, liquid and gas is familiar but
there is actually another fourth material state. This
fourth material state is called "plasma."
As energy is applied the electrons of a material the orbits
of these electrons widen, this process is called
"excitation." Electrons that escape are called "free
electrons," and the remaining particles are known as
"ions." In this state
with electrons flying around and ions dancing around the
bond between electron and nucleus is unstable, this state
of chaos is called "plasma"
The Northern Lights, or aurora, are caused by the energy in
radioactive rays from the sun (solar wind) colliding with
electrons in oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere. Free
electrons that result from these collisions are then
deflected by the earth's magnetic field to create a plasma
effect.
For an example closer to home, fluorescent strip lights and
neon signs employ a "glow discharge plasma."
Other examples include high
temperature plasma where electrons and ions are completely
dissociated as used in material processing. Plasma torches,
known as "plasma jets" or "arc plasma" are being widely
used in the fields of metal refining and fusion.
Currently plasma technology is most being widely used in
the field of semi-conductor manufacturing, in particular
deposition, etching and ashing process applications. Plasma
technology is also vital to the production of DVD,
"Opto-magnetic disks" and electronic components that
support the IT industry. New emerging applications include
gas scrubbing of ecologically harmful gases and film
coatings to prevent leakage of environmental toxins from
plastic food and beverage containers.
We can truthfully say that the 21st century is an era when
"plasma" will influence our daily lives. At RF Global
Solutions, we are striving to improve the plasma generators
and matching networks that form the source of plasma energy
to meet the needs of the wide range of fields that utilize
plasma.
Plasma technology is used in
numerous fields of science, and the range of applications
will continue to expand rapidly.For this reason at RF
Global Solutions Ltd, we feel it is vital to work together
with people in all fields connected with plasma technology,
not only electronics, in order to produce a better product.
By delivering reliable, high quality plasma generators,
impedance matching networks, meters and sensors, we aim to
provide a Total Repair Service and Total Repair Solutions
for plasma generator related products.
Internal LC network basic
library(reversal,π,ICP)
* Alarm ranges can be set to generate messages to allow
problems to be diagnosed before they occur
* Real time measurement function that can be used for tool
development or maintenance
* Normal matching occurs without having the monitor
connected
* Forward and reflected power trace displayed on graph
* Chamber impedance shown on a Smith Chart format (alarm
function included)
