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Relative atomic chlorine density in inductively coupled chlorine plasmas

Hebner, 1997

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7534411435150624298
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Hebner G
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Journal of applied physics

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Atomic chlorine is an important chemical species in plasma processing of silicon and III–V compound semiconductors. Two-photon laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) has been used to measure the relative atomic chlorine density in an inductively driven, rf discharge in chlorine …
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