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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2005
Applicants:
Manfred Salvermoser, Newark, NJ (US);
Daniel E. Murnick, Bernardsville, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Manfred Salvermoser, Newark, NJ (US);
Daniel E. Murnick, Bernardsville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Rutgers, The State University, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 19/00 (2006.01); H01J 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Excimers are formed in a gas () by applying a pulsed potential between a first electrode () and a counter electrode () so that corona discharge occurs, substantially without arcing, when the potential is on. The pulses or on-times of the potential desirably are about 100 microseconds or less. Use of a pulsed potential provides greater efficiency than a constant potential. Where the excimer-forming gas is a pure inert gas, the gas desirably contains less than 10 ppm water vapor.