摘要 |
A constriction in the exhaust side of a discharge chamber containing oxygen isolates the oxygen supply from the rest of the system. A constriction of equal size or larger is used in the supply of another gas, thereby enabling mixtures of oxygen and other gases to be used in a downstream plasma system. In one embodiment of the invention, the gases are dissociated separately and then combined in a mixing chamber. In another embodiment, oxygen is dissociated and then a lighter gas is added and the mixture is dissociated. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the lighter gas is selected from the group consisting of water vapor and nitrogen.
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