Bulletin of the American Physical Society

68th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference/9th International Conference on Reactive Plasmas/33rd Symposium on Plasma Processing

Volume 60, Number 9

Monday–Friday, October 12–16, 2015; Honolulu, Hawaii

Session Index

Session NR1: Plasma Sources for Biomedical Applications I

Chair: Alexander Fridman, Drexel University
Room: 301 B

Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:00AM - 8:30AM		NR1.00001: Design and characterization of an RF excited micro atmospheric pressure plasma jet for reference in plasma medicine Invited Speaker: Volker Schulz-von der Gathen Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:30AM - 8:45AM		NR1.00002: Development challenges for Low Temperature Plasma Sources ``from Idea to Prototype'' T. Gerling, J.-S. Baudler, S. Horn, M. Schmidt, K.-D. Weltmann Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:45AM - 9:00AM		NR1.00003: Experimental and numerical study on the dynamics of a $\mu$s helium plasma gun discharge with various amounts of N$_2$ admixture Anne Bourdon, Thibault Darny, Eric Robert, Francois Pechereau, Pedro Viegas, Jean-Michel Pouvesle Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 9:00AM - 9:30AM		NR1.00004: Dynamics of filamentary plasma jets used in plasma medicine Invited Speaker: Stephan Reuter Preview Abstract

Session NR2: Plasma CVD/Radical Assisted CVD

Chair: Kazunori Koga, Kyushu University
Room: 308 AB

Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:00AM - 8:15AM		NR2.00001: Spectroscopic studies of MW plasmas containing HMDSO, O$_{2}$ and N$_{2}$ Andy Nave, Juergen Roepcke, Felix Mitschker, Peter Awakowicz Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:15AM - 8:30AM		NR2.00002: Study of O$_{3}$-TEOS SiO$_{2}$ Cladding for Silicon Photonics Devices Keizo Kinoshita, Tsuyoshi Horikawa, Daisuke Shimura, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Tohru Mogami Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:30AM - 8:45AM		NR2.00003: Low temperature synthesis of silicon nitride thin films deposited by VHF/RF PECVD for gas barrier application Jun S. Lee, Kyung S. Shin, B.B. Sahu, Jeon G. Han Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:45AM - 9:00AM		NR2.00004: Development of high-density radical source and its application to high-speed growth of nitride semiconductors by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy Hiroki Kondo, Yukinori Kiheida, Hiroyuki Kano, Yvon Cordier, Phannara Aing, Olivier Grange, Yuri Tsutsumi, Osamu Oda, Masaru Hori, Hiroshi Amano Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 9:00AM - 9:15AM		NR2.00005: Reactive radical production and transport analysis in ammonia-hydrogen-argon microwave plasmas Toshihiko Iwao, Peter Ventzek, Rochan Upadhyay, Laxminarayan Raja, Kiyotaka Ishibashi Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 9:15AM - 9:30AM		NR2.00006: Plasma CVD synthesis of new diamond-bismuth thin films by solid-source immersion Takahiro Tamura Preview Abstract

Session NR3: Plasma Sheaths and Boundary Layers

Chair: Steven Shannon, North Carolina State University
Room: 305 AB

Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:00AM - 8:30AM		NR3.00001: The interaction of the near-field plasma with antennas used in magnetic fusion research Invited Speaker: John Caughman Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:30AM - 8:45AM		NR3.00002: Ion velocities in an electronegative presheath Mark Sobolewski, Yicheng Wang, Amanda Goyette Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:45AM - 9:00AM		NR3.00003: Bulk plasma effects of the electron sheath Benjamin Yee, Brett Scheiner, Matt Hopkins, Edward Barnat, Scott Baalrud Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 9:00AM - 9:15AM		NR3.00004: The characteristics of RF modulated plasma boundary sheaths: An analysis of the standard sheath model Schabnam Naggary, Ralf Peter Brinkmann Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 9:15AM - 9:30AM		NR3.00005: Theory of the Electron Sheath and Presheath Brett Scheiner, Scott Baalrud, Benjamin Yee, Matthew Hopkins, Edward Barnat Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 9:30AM - 9:45AM		NR3.00006: Virtual Cathodes near small electrodes biased near the plasma potential and its effects on Langmuir probes Chi-Shung Yip, Noah Hershkowitz, Greg Severn Preview Abstract

Session NR4: Plasma-Assisted Combustion

Chair: Shinji Kambara, Gifu University
Room: 303 AB

Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:00AM - 8:15AM		NR4.00001: Nanosecond-gated laser induced breakdown spectroscopy in hydrocarbon mixtures Kazunobu Kobayashi, Moon Soo Bak, Hiroki Tanaka, Hyungrok Do Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:15AM - 8:30AM		NR4.00002: Response of a laminar M-shaped premixed flame to plasma forcing Deanna A. Lacoste, Jonas P. Moeck, Min Suk Cha, Suk Ho Chung Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:30AM - 8:45AM		NR4.00003: Characteristics of 2-heptanone decomposition using nanosecond pulsed discharge plasma Yuki Nakase, Yuichi Fukuchi, Douyan Wang, Takao Namihira, Hidenori Akiyama Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:45AM - 9:00AM		NR4.00004: Importance of atomic oxygen in preheating zone in plasma-assisted combustion of a steady-state premixed burner flame K. Zaima, H. Akashi, K. Sasaki Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 15, 2015 9:00AM - 9:15AM		NR4.00005: Plasma Torch for Plasma Ignition and Combustion of Coal Alexandr Ustimenko, Vladimir Messerle Preview Abstract

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