Numerical simulation of microplasma jets and their interaction with surfaces

• Applicant: Professor Dr.-Ing. Thomas Mussenbrock
• Subject Area: Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas
• Term: from 2009 to 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 74729252

Microplasma jets driven in ambient air have recently come into the focus of scientific interest. In this context, their application particularly in surface treatment and modification is a major issue. Experiments have successfully shown that etching of substrates and deposition of materials is efficiently possible. The proposed project is intended to work in this field by means of self-consistent numerical simulations. In close connection to experiments performed within the Research Unit, a simulation model will be developed which allows to study microdischarge phenomena of plasma jets of various geometries, their effluents in ambient air and their interactions with surfaces.

• DFG Programme: Research Units
• Subproject of: FOR 1123: Physics of Microplasmas