IP Library Granted Patent US 11,735,397
Granted Patent B2
US 11,735,397 · App. 17/222,937 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

Device for measuring plasma ion density and apparatus for diagnosing plasma using the same

Inventors: Hyo Chang Lee (Sejong-si, KR); Jung Hyung Kim (Daejeon, KR); Hee Jung Yeom (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND SCIENCE
H01J37/3222H01J37/32311H01J37/32935H01J2237/24585
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Patent No.
US 11,735,397
App. No.
17/222,937
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a device for measuring a plasma ion density, which includes a transceiver antenna configured to apply and receive a microwave, of which a frequency is varied, to and from plasma, and a frequency analyzer configured to analyze a frequency of the microwave received from the transceiver antenna and measure a cut-off frequency, wherein the frequency of the microwave applied to the plasma is varied in the range of 100 kHz to 500 MHz.

Claims (16)

1. A device for measuring a plasma ion density, comprising:

a transceiver antenna configured to apply and receive a microwave, of which a frequency is varied, to and from plasma; and

a frequency analyzer configured to analyze one frequency of the microwave received from the transceiver antenna and measure a cut-off frequency of mass center momentum of a plurality of types of ions,

wherein the frequency of the microwave applied to the plasma is varied in a range of 100 kHz to 500 MHz.

2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a converter configured to convert the cut-off frequency, which is measured by the frequency analyzer, into the plasma ion density.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver antenna includes a probe-type antenna.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver antenna includes a loop-type antenna.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver antenna includes a planar ring-type antenna.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver antenna includes a planar cone-type antenna.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver antenna includes a planar bar-type antenna.

8. A method of diagnosing plasma, comprising:

generating plasma in a vacuum chamber;

applying and receiving a microwave, of which a frequency is varied in the vacuum chamber, to and from the plasma;

analyzing the frequency of the microwave received from a transceiver antenna and measuring a cut-off frequency;

converting the cut-off frequency, which is measured by a frequency analyzer, into a plasma ion density and a plasma electron density; and

comparing the plasma ion density with the plasma electron density, which are converted by a converter.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2021
From: LEE, HYO CHANG; KIM, JUNG HYUNG; YEOM, HEE JUNG
To: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND SCIENCE
Reel/Frame 055829/0268 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0022899 · Feb 19, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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