Virtual instrument for the diagnosis of surface wave discharges
O Carabaño, Jerónimo Ballesteros, Antonio Gamero, À. Sola · Review of Scientific Instruments · 2006
This article presents an experimental system that controls the automatic measuring procedure for the electromagnetic and optical diagnosis of a surface wave discharge by using a LABVIEW virtual instrument. The system also processes the measured data to determine some parameters that characterize the plasma, based on previously developed techniques. The structure of the system is implemented in such a way that permits the diagnosis of the surface wave discharges in both continuous and pulsed modes. The system has been tested and validated in a cylindrical discharge but it can be used to carry out measurement in a coaxial configuration too.