OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Plasma Sources Science & Technology is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Generation of high-density plasma via transparent electrode in capacitively coupled plasma	112
Mechanism of electron power absorption in radio frequency plasmas with inverse sheaths	104
Plasma acceleration in a magnetic arch	95
Development of a flat cutoff probe covered with a dielectric layer for non-invasive plasma diagnostics	90
Ion energy distributions from the impact of an atmospheric dielectric barrier discharge plasma jet on surfaces	62
Generation and delivery of free hydroxyl radicals using a remote plasma	61
A plasma loss to sidewall model for 1D PIC/MCC simulation for plasma transport estimation	54
Collisional-radiative model of a supersonic inductive plasma torch	46
Insight into reactive oxygen plasma characteristics and reaction mechanism on SRF accelerator plasma cleaning	43
An updated set of electron-impact cross sections for CO₂: untangling dissociation and application to CO₂ with Ar and N₂ admixtures	42
Polarization properties of E-FISH signals and optimization of simultaneous measurement of electric field vectors	41
On the determination of the vibrational temperature by optical emission spectroscopy	41
Numerical optimization of dielectric properties to achieve process uniformity in capacitively coupled plasma reactors	33
Study of ion separation mechanism in the multi-component vacuum arc discharge	32
Characterization of a radiofrequency linear plasma device in uniform and convergent magnetic fields	32
Dynamics simulation of pulsed-DC helium plasma jet enhanced by an additional floating electrode	32
Energy-dependent implementation of secondary electron emission models in continuum kinetic sheath simulations	32
ThunderBoltz: an open-source direct simulation Monte Carlo Boltzmann solver for plasma transport, chemical kinetics, and 0D modeling	31
Formation and consumption of HO₂ radicals in ns pulse O₂–He plasmas over a liquid water surface	29
Electropositive core in electronegative magnetized capacitive radio frequency plasmas	29
Effects of humidity on the dynamics and electron recombination of a pin-to-pin discharge in He + H₂O at atmospheric pressure	29
Dynamics of sputtered particles in multipulse HiPIMS discharge	28
Analyzing atomic oxygen product evolution in micro cavity plasma arrays by a combination of a multi-PMT OES setup and a 0D chemical model	27
Conventional and non-conventional diagnostics of a stable atmospheric pressure DC normal glow microplasma discharge intended for in situ TEM studies	27
Fluid-kinetic model of a propulsive magnetic nozzle	27

Effective secondary electron yields for different surface materials in capacitively coupled plasmas	27
Power dissipation during the ignition of pulse-modulated dual RF capacitively coupled argon plasmas at different pressures	27
Benchmarking and validation of a hybrid model for electropositive and electronegative capacitively coupled plasmas	27
Control of spoke movement in DCMS plasmas	26
The effects of catalyst conductivity and loading of dielectric surface structures on plasma dynamics in patterned dielectric barrier discharges	26
Barrier discharges in CO₂ – optical emission spectra analysis and E/N determination from intensity ratio	25
Modeling the hundreds-of-nanoseconds-long irradiation of tin droplets with a 2 µm-wavelength laser for future EUV lithography	25
Homogeneous dielectric barrier discharge in CO₂	25
Azimuthal plasma inhomogeneity in planar Hall thrusters: spatiotemporal evolution and its impacts on performance	24
Investigation on transient process of dense hydrogen microdischarge by dual-wavelength laser interferometry	23
Decomposition product formation mechanism of C₅F₁₀O-CO₂ mixture in corona discharge by a chemical kinetic model	23
Cavity ringdown studies of the E–H transition in an inductively coupled oxygen plasma: comparison of spectroscopic measurements and modelling	23
Plasma flux and energy enhancement in BP-HiPIMS discharge via auxiliary anode and solenoidal coil	23
Plasma–liquid interactions on acoustically structured Faraday liquid interfaces	23
Plasma–liquid interactions: an experiment and simulation study on plasma dynamic behaviors near the gas–liquid interfacial layer	23
Validation of the Townsend criterion for ignition of volume gas discharges	22
Electron inertial effects in the rarefied regime of a direct-current (DC) breakdown	22
Effects of the ground-electrode temperature on the plasma physicochemical processes and biological inactivation functions involved in surface dielectric barrier discharge	22
Plasma uniformity control in capacitive RF discharges by an individually RF driven sidewall electrode	22
Probe temperature effect on the curling probe and its correction technique	21
Spatio-temporal dynamics of electrons and helium metastables in uniform dielectric barrier discharges formed in He/N₂	21
Nonequilibrium plasma in water vapor	21
Control of the chemistry of a humidified He RF atmospheric pressure plasma jet by pulse modulation	21
194 nm microplasma lamps driven by excitation transfer: optical sources for the ¹⁹⁹Hg ion atomic clock and photochemistry	21
Quantitative and selective study of the effect of O radicals on polypropylene surface treatment	20
Correlation between temperature distribution and changes in self-organized luminous pattern in an atmospheric pressure DC glow discharge with sheath gas flow	20
Foundations of magnetized radio-frequency discharges	20
Ion transit effects on sheath dynamics in the intermediate radio-frequency regime: excitations of ion-acoustic waves and solitons	20
Electromagnetic particle-in-cell simulation on self-induced magnetic field by hollow cathode discharge	20
Repetitively nanosecond pulsed discharge along dielectric surfaces: discharge and surface charge dynamics and local streamer-to-filament transition	20
Simulation of nonlinear standing wave excitation in very-high-frequency asymmetric capacitive discharges: roles of radial plasma density profile and rf power	20
Electron dynamics in planar radio frequency magnetron plasmas: III. Comparison of experimental investigations of power absorption dynamics to simulation results	20
High-speed plasma diagnostics based on the floating harmonic method in inductively coupled plasma and pulsed plasma	19
Non-equilibrium plasma kinetics of CO₂ in glow discharges: a comparison with existing modeling and experimental results	19
Individual quantification of ozone and reactive nitrogen species in mixtures by broadband UV–visible absorption spectra deconvolution	19
Particle-in-cell simulation of a cylindrical plasma mass separator based on Penning discharge with thermionic cathodes	19
On working gas rarefaction in high power impulse magnetron sputtering	19
Plasma thermal-chemical instability of low-temperature dimethyl ether oxidation in a nanosecond-pulsed dielectric barrier discharge	19
Characterisation of CH₄ nanosecond pulsed plasma across a wide pressure range (0.5–2.0 bar)	19
Evaporation behavior of liquid microdroplets in atmospheric-pressure nonequilibrium plasma	19
Analysis of a cusped helicon plasma thruster discharge	19
Stepwise development of atmospheric pressure plasma jet driven by bursts of high-voltage nanosecond pulses at multi-tens MHz	18
Ion-induced secondary electron emission of oxidized nickel and copper studied in beam experiments	18
Scanning drift tube measurements and kinetic studies of electron transport in CO	18
Time-resolved electron energy distribution functions at the substrate during a HiPIMS discharge with cathode voltage reversal	18
Nonlocal electron dynamics in low pressure miniature inductively coupled radio frequency discharges	18
Asymmetrical ignition of radio frequency discharge in atmospheric pressure cascade glow discharges	18
94 GHz microplasma sustained by a photonic crystal	17
Numerical study of the magnetohydrodynamic properties of laser-produced tin plasma under external magnetic field	17
Modeling the gas breakdown for helium in the planar magnetron discharge	17

Electric field and higher harmonics of RF plasma slit jet measured by antennas and VI probes	17
Analysis of electron series resonance via plasma circuit model simulations with sheath resistance in hybrid plasma reactors	17
Memory propagation in barrier discharge at water interface: suspected Markov states and spatiotemporal memory effects	17
Experimental analysis of hyper power impulse magnetron discharge with long pulse operation	17
State-to-state modeling of NO production by nanosecond electrical discharge in a nitrogen–oxygen mixture at atmospheric pressure	16
Positive streamer discharge simulations in humid air: uncertainty in input data and sensitivity analysis	16
Interaction of atmospheric pressure helium plasma jet with non-planar substrates: path selectivity of surface ionization wave	16
Simulations of E–H mode transition in inductively coupled plasmas via 2D particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo collision method	16
Dynamics of macro- and micro-bubbles induced by nanosecond discharge in liquid water	16
CO₂ conversion in a microwave plasma torch: 2D vs 1D approaches	16
A new 2D fluid-MC hybrid approach for simulating nonequilibrium atmospheric pressure plasmas: density distribution of atomic oxygen in radio-frequency plasma jets in He/O₂ mixtures	16
Magnetic field deflection in a 100 W Hall thruster with permanent magnets	16
Ammonia synthesis by plasma catalysis in an atmospheric RF helium plasma	15
Modelling of dcMS and HiPIMS process with hydrocarbon gas admixture	15
Axial and radial development of the hot electron distribution in a helicon plasma source, measured by a retarding field energy analyzer (RFEA)	15
Oscillations in capacitively coupled plasmas induced by nonlinear coupling between the plasma and its external circuit	15
Validation of non-equilibrium kinetics in CO₂–N₂plasmas	15
The propagation of negative pulsed discharges facilitated by artificially injected gas bubble in water	15
Effect of ion collision on separation between light and heavy ions in multi-component vacuum arc	15
On the Ar I 419.8 nm/751.5 nm (3p₅/2p₅) line intensity ratio for electric field measurement in dielectric barrier discharge in argon at atmospheric pressure	15
Adjustment of high-energy ion flux in BP-HiPIMS via pulsed coil magnetic field: plasma dynamics and film deposition	15
On the interactions between three fireballs in low-temperature plasma*	15
The kinetic theory of cathode plasma expansion in a spatially non-uniform geometric configuration of a vacuum diode	15
Metastable argon atom kinetics in a low-pressure capacitively coupled radio frequency discharge	15
On the space-charge effects in the beam extraction process of ion thrusters: the roles of compensating electrons and changing beam radius	15
Precision spectroscopy of non-thermal molecular plasmas using mid-infrared optical frequency comb Fourier transform spectroscopy	15
Effect of the cation-to-anion mass ratio of ionic liquid on plume neutralization characteristics for novel electrospray thruster	15
Spatially resolved TALIF investigation of atomic oxygen in the effluent of a CO₂ microwave discharge	15
A unified fluid model for nonthermal plasmas and reacting flows	15
Plasma parameters profiles from Langmuir probe measurements in low-density, low-temperature plasmas in an axial magnetic field	15
Numerical investigation of stability of low-current needle-to-plane negative corona discharges in air	14
High-resolution mapping of the radial electric field in RF plasma sheath using a single optically trapped particle	14
High power impulse magnetron sputtering of tungsten: a comparison of experimental and modelling results	14
Synchronising optical emission spectroscopy to spokes in magnetron sputtering discharges	14
Coalescence and counterflow of droplets on needle electrode with negative corona discharge	14
The spatial density distribution of H₂O₂ in the effluent of the COST-Jet and the kINPen-sci operated with a humidified helium feed gas	14
Tunable annular plasma photonic crystals in dielectric barrier discharge	14
Changing pattern of N₂ dissociation in N₂–Ar RF plasma during E–H mode transition	14
Numerical characterization of capacitively coupled plasmas modulated by ion beam injection	14
Modeling of very high frequency large-electrode capacitively coupled plasmas with a fully electromagnetic particle-in-cell code	14
Determining sheath edge electric field around cylindrical pins of a DC-biased hairpin resonator probe	14
On electric field measurements based on intensity ratio of 1⁻ and 2⁺ systems of nitrogen in discharges with	14
Observation of currentless redox reactions on surface of water jet immersed in low-pressure plasma	14
Observation and characterization of discharge mode transition in a three-electrode atmospheric pressure RF plasma system	14
Atmospheric pressure plasma jet interacting with a droplet on dielectric surface	13
Three-dimensional analysis of RF-biased ion optics with misalignments of apertures	13
Azimuthal ion movement in HiPIMS plasmas—part I: velocity distribution function	13
Insight in NO synthesis in a gliding arc plasma via gas temperature and density mapping by laser-induced fluorescence	13
Stark broadening and shift of hydrogenic and non-hydrogenic lines for the electron density determination in pulsing discharges in contact with liquids	13
Assessment of multi-temperature relaxation models for carbon dioxide vibrational kinetics	13
Verification methods for drift–diffusion reaction models for plasma simulations	13
Emissive cathode immersed in a plasma: plasma–cathode interactions, operation and stability	13
Foundations of plasma catalysis for environmental applications	13
Terahertz absorption spectroscopy for measuring atomic oxygen densities in plasmas	13
On pulse-to-pulse coupling in low-temperature filamentary plasma-assisted ignition in methane-air flows	13
A comparative study of fibre Bragg grating for spatially and temporally resolved gas temperature measurements in cold atmospheric pressure plasma jets	13
Properties and characteristics of the nanosecond discharge developing at the water–air interface: tracking evolution from a diffused streamer to a spark filament	13
Three-body electron attachment in humid air	13
A sheath correction method for electron density measurements with the microwave resonant curling probe	13
Numerical simulation of gas breakdown characteristics in porous dielectric and theoretical analysis based on the capillary network model	13
Theoretical investigation of iodine plasma through detailed electron impact excitation cross-section calculations and collisional-radiative model analysis	13
Measurements of N₂ ⁺ ions in an inductively coupled plasma using saturated cavity ringdown spectroscopy	13
Investigation of small-fraction molecular impurities in high-pressure helium plasmas using optical plasma diagnostic methods	13
A 3D kinetic Monte Carlo study of streamer discharges in CO2	13
A transient site balance model for atomic layer etching	13
Foundations of plasmas as ion sources	12
Enhancing He 2 ³S₁ state production in the burst regime of a nanosecond discharge	12
μs and ns twin surface dielectric barrier discharges operated in air: from electrode erosion to plasma characteristics	12
Foundations of machine learning for low-temperature plasmas: methods and case studies	12
Assessing apparent secondary electron yield from current–voltage characteristics of abnormal DC glow discharges	12
Characterisation of surface charge density and net electric field during parallel-plate dielectric barrier discharge generated in atmospheric-pressure air	12
The role of recombination in constriction of a positive column of a glow discharge in inert gases	12
Depopulation mechanisms of atomic hydrogen in the n = 3 level following two-photon excitation by a picosecond laser	12
Impact of overvoltage on the mode transition of the spark gap switch: from edge breakdown to stochastic breakdown	12
I–V analysis for nuclear-excited low-temperature plasmas in porous metals	12
Foundations of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of functional coatings	12
Experimental investigation of high velocity neutral flow interaction with a magnetized plasma	12
A coupled plasma-thermal model for hollow cathode power decomposition and parametric analysis	12
Collective dynamics of a dense streamer front	12
Oil–water interface dynamics and electrical breakdown in pulsed electric field	12

Insights into the copper HiPIMS discharge: deposition rate and ionised flux fraction	12
Theoretical mechanism behind the higher efficiency of O than OH radicals in polypropylene surface modification: a molecular dynamics study	12
Erratum: N₂ vibrational excitation in atmospheric pressure ns pulse and RF plasma jets (2022 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 31 034001)	12
Oblique streaming waves observed in multipactor-induced plasma discharge above a dielectric surface	12
Effects of ‘step-like’ amplitude-modulation on a pulsed capacitively coupled RF discharge: an experimental investigation	12
Extended reaction kinetics model for non-thermal argon plasmas and its test against experimental data	12
The principle of minimal power	12
On the use of ultra-high resolution PIC methods to unveil microscale effects of plasma kinetic instabilities: electron trapping and release by electrostatic tidal effect	12
Experimental characterization of TIAGO torch discharges: surface wave discharge behavior and (post-)discharge kinetics	11
Effects of cavity resonance and antenna resonance on mode transitions in helicon plasma	11
Deterioration of ion beam neutralization caused by reflection of electrostatic solitary waves within pulsed ion beam	11
Self-consistent treatment of gas heating in modeling of a coaxial DBD in atmospheric pressure CO₂	11
Study on the plume self-neutralization of ionic liquid electrospray thruster based on median potential	11
Numerical investigation on the discharge formation in micrometer pores in structured catalyst irradiated by a helium atmospheric pressure plasma jet	11
Electron collisions with ArH⁺ molecular ions: highly excited vibrational states and dissociative excitation	11
Investigation of ignition of positive corona discharge in air using a time dependent fluid model	11
Effect of target material on electrical properties of a two-electrode dielectric barrier helium plasma jet	11
Numerical and experimental study of ion energy distribution function in a dual-frequency capacitively coupled oxygen discharge	11
Ammonia generation in Ns pulse and Ns pulse/RF discharges over a catalytic surface	11
Reduced-order particle-in-cell simulations of a high-power magnetically shielded Hall thruster	11
Wave propagation and absorption in a helicon plasma thruster and its plume	11
Study of atoms and multiply charged ions features in the nanosecond laser produced Mo plasma in vacuum using optical emission spectroscopy and time-of-flight electrostatic energy analyzer	11
Self-regulating electron temperature in high-power impulse magnetron sputtering discharges and its effect on the metal ion escape	11
Ultra-fast development of Ar 2p	11
Parametric analysis on multi-process effects of hypersonic plasma under electromagnetic fields	11
Effect of the magnetic field on the electron kinetics under AC/DC electric fields: benchmark calculations and electron cyclotron resonance	11
Experimental investigation into efficiency loss in rotating magnetic field thrusters	10
Inferring gas temperature from N₂ emission via rotational distribution of the N₂ B³Π_g and C³Π_u states	10
Effects of a radial variation of surface coefficients on plasma uniformity in capacitive RF discharges	10
Streamer-to-spark transitions in deionized water: unsymmetrical structure and two-stage model	10
Electron impact excitation of allowed and forbidden transitions between fine-structure levels in Ti III	10
Effect of the cathode surface temperature on the cathode fall layer parameters: experiment and simulation	10
The transition from ion to electron sheath near a floating plate aligned parallel to magnetic field	10
Floating potential method using a thermionic emissive probe including an ionizing and collisional presheath	10
Numerical simulation and experimental diagnostics of fast electron kinetics and plasma parameters in a microhollow cathode discharges in helium	10
Investigation of multi-periodic self-trigger plasma in an AC-driven atmospheric pressure plasma jet	10
Effect of oxygen on the discharge characteristics of argon doped ethanol plasma jet and its application in surface modification of polyimide films	10
Energy selectivity in electron absorptive heating methods: does the angular momentum trap matter? An experimental investigation	10
Standing wave instability in large area capacitive discharges operated within or near the gamma mode	10
Oscillations of convective flow around a continuous optical discharge in high-pressure xenon	10
Self-organized patterns at the plasma–liquid anode interface in a helium glow discharge: temporal development and mechanisms	10
Plasma dynamics of individual HiPIMS pulses: imaging study using high-frame-rate camera	10
Formations of anode double layer and ion beam in bipolar-pulse HiPIMS (BP-HiPIMS)	10
Effects of magnetic nozzle strength and orientation on radio-frequency plasma expansion	10
Performance characterization of intake-collectors for atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion systems	10
Characterization of OH species in kHz He/H₂O atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharges	10
Vacuum ultraviolet radiation in and from an atmospheric pressure plasma source	10
Determination of organic impurities by plasma electron spectroscopy in nonlocal plasma at intermediate and high pressures	10
The role of volume recombination and resonance radiation transport in constriction of a: DC discharge in argon	10
Ion current density on the substrate during short-pulse HiPIMS	10
Relativistic calculation of electron impact excitation of tin: cross sections of importance in plasma modeling	10
Physics of thermionic orificed hollow cathodes: II. Scaling laws and design rules	9
Magnetised and unmagnetized axisymmetric particle-in-cell simulations of ion energy distributions in cathodic vacuum arcs	9
Simulation of a pulsed CO₂ plasma based on a six-temperature energy approach	9
Critical assessment of the applicability of the Child-Langmuir law to plasma ion source extraction systems	9
Electron impact studies on the imidogen (NH⁺) molecular ion	9
A pointwise separation algorithm to separate plasma density and thickness in two-beam interferometry	9
The breakdown characteristic of porous dielectric discharge based on percolation structure	9
Detection of solvated electrons below the interface between atmospheric-pressure plasma and water by laser-induced desolvation	9
Plasma sputtering of biased electrodes in an oblique magnetic field	9
Anticathode effect on electron kinetics in electron beam generated E × B plasma	9
Ion energy analysis of a bipolar HiPIMS discharge using a retarding field energy analyser	9
Electric field strengths within a micro cavity plasma array measured by Stark shift and splitting of a helium line pair	9
Transmission and multiple reflection mechanisms of guided streamers propagating through grounded annular electrode and interacting with grounded surface electrode	9
Electron drag force in EUV induced pulsed hydrogen plasmas	9
Direct measurement of ion and electron flux ratio at their respective sheath-edges and absence of the electron Bohm criterion effects	9
Introduction and verification of FEDM, an open-source FEniCS-based discharge modelling code	9
On constriction and striation of a diffuse DBD in large gap filled with moderate pressure helium diluted by the air and easily ionized impurity	9
Control of photoresist etch rate via a gradient magnetic field in biased inductively coupled plasma	9
Numerical study of self-organized filaments affected by flow field in dielectric barrier discharges	9
Influence of magnetic field gradient on the capacitive argon discharge at 8 MHz and 40 MHz	9
Evidence of production of keV Sn⁺ ions in the H₂ buffer gas surrounding an Sn-plasma EUV source	9
Vibrational deactivation in O(³P) + N₂ collisions: from an old problem towards its solution	9
Comparison of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy and fast ICCD imaging for spatial and time resolved measurements of atmospheric pressure helium plasma jet	9
RF antenna helicity dependent particle heating in a helicon source	9
Review of the gas breakdown physics and nanomaterial-based ionization gas sensors and their applications	9
Quantitative modeling of streamer discharge branching in air	9
Extinction simulation of capacitively coupled plasma under different afterglow voltage	9
Effects of low-frequency voltage on nonlinear standing wave excitation, plasma uniformity, and ion dynamics in dual-frequency asymmetric capacitive discharges	9
Surface production of negative deuterium ions from plasma-exposed boron doped diamond and graphite: work function measurements using photoemission yield spectroscopy	9
Underlying mechanism of the stagnation of positive streamers	9
Plume neutralization of an ionic liquid electrospray thruster: better insights from particle-in-cell modelling	9
Tomographic optical emission spectroscopy of an atmospheric pressure plasma jet and surface ionization waves on planar and structured surfaces	9
The electrical asymmetry effect in electronegative CF₄ capacitive RF plasmas operated in the striation mode	9
On CO₂ conversion in discharges in CO₂–N₂ mixtures	9
Modeling filamentary transitions in an ArF excimer laser	8
Transition mechanisms between selective O₃ and NO _x generation modes in atmospheric-pressure plasmas: decoupling specific discharge	8
Pulsed plasma thruster exhaust reconstruction	8
Statistical analysis on branching characteristics of positive streamer discharges in N₂–O₂ mixtures	8
Physics of plasma jets and interaction with surfaces: review on modelling and experiments	8
Experimental study of gas flow rate influence on a dielectric barrier discharge in helium	8
Consecutive diagnosis of nanosecond pulsed discharge in a coaxial electrode configuration using a quadruple emICCD camera system	8
Bayesian method in optical emission spectroscopy: temporal evolution of electron density from time-integrated Hα emission and validation with time-resolved measurements for pulsed nanosecond discharge	8
Kinetic model of grating-like DBD fed with flowing humid air	8
Optimization of beam shaping and error quantification of calibration approach using E-FISHG based electric field measurements	8