High pressure plasma

As a high-pressure plasma is referred to the special case of a plasma , in which the pressure is significantly higher than in the surrounding atmosphere.

Technical significance, occurrence

High pressure plasmas occur, for example, during underwater welding or in high pressure gas discharge lamps .

The high pressure results in a high density of particles, collision processes between all particles present in the plasma are frequent, i. H. As a rule, the temperatures of all species present are brought into line. This is a desired effect for certain lighting applications.