28th International School on Low Temperature Plasma Physics: Basics and Applications

Plasma Calculator

This is an extension of the original Nick Braithwaite Plasmacalculator Excel-Sheet.

Input Parameter

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Output Parameter

Parameter Value Unit
Distances
Neutral-Neutral 2.87e-8 [m]
Mean Free Path 7.90e-4 [m]
Debye Length 7.44e-6 [m]
Larmor Radius Electrons 1.20e-3 [m]
Larmor Radius Ions 1.92e-2 [m]
Densities
Neutrals 4.22e+22 [m-3]
Electrons 1.00e+19 [m^-3]
Ionisation Degree 2.37e-2 % [percent]
Frequencies
Plasma Frequency (electrons) 1.79e+11 [rad s-1]
2.85e+4 [MHz]
Plasma Frequency (ions) 6.58e+8 [rad s-1]
1.05e+2 [MHz]
Cyclotron Frequency (electrons) 1.78e+9 [rad s-1]
Cyclotron Frequency (ions) 2.40e+4 [rad s-1]
Upper Hybrid (electrons) 2.85e+4 [MHz]
Lower Hybrid 1.04e+0 [MHz]
Collision Frequency (electrons vs. neutrals) 2.69e+9 s-1
4.29e+2 [MHz]
Velocities
Thermal velocity (electrons) 2.13e+6 [m s-1]
Sound speed (electrons) 1.33e+6 [m s-1]
Sound speed (ions) - Bohm velocity 4.89e+3 [m s-1]
Thermal velocity (neutrals) 4.59e+2 [m s-1]
Alfven velocity [m s-1]
Fluxes
Bohm flux (ions) 4.89e+22 [m-2 s-1]
Directed flux (neutrals) 4.84e+24 [m-2 s-1]
Sheath
Matrix 3.33e-5 [m]
Child Langmuir 3.32e-5 [m]
Ignition
Ignition Voltage 4.47e+3 [V]
Plasma Chemistry
Residence Time 1.12e+4 [s]
Specific Energy Input 3.91e+3 [eV]
Optics
Refractive Index (no coll., B=0) 1.00e+0