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Response to "Comment on 'The effects of radio-frequency bias on electron density in an inductively coupled plasma reactor' "
Published
Author(s)
Mark Sobolewski
Abstract
The rf-bias-induced decreases in plasma electron density observed by us [J. Appl. Phys. 102, 113302 (2007)] and others [Fox-Lyon et al., J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 32, 030601 (2014)] are better explained by changes in gas composition, rather than neutral gas depletion.
Sobolewski, M.
(2022),
Response to "Comment on 'The effects of radio-frequency bias on electron density in an inductively coupled plasma reactor' ", Journal of Applied Physics, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=935158
(Accessed October 14, 2025)