Building Your Own RF Plasma Source: Safety Precautions and Project Ideas

[Helicon_Amateur]

Hello to all.

I have experience in building Helicon plasma sources using commercial grade etching equipment. That is, I know what commercially available pieces to connect together in order to produce a plasma, however I would like to understand the inner workings of this equipment and home brew a less expensive device. So here I am!

 

[berkeman]

Hello to all.

I have experience in building Helicon plasma sources using commercial grade etching equipment. That is, I know what commercially available pieces to connect together in order to produce a plasma, however I would like to understand the inner workings of this equipment and home brew a less expensive device. So here I am!

Welcome to the PF.

So pick whichever PF technical forum looks like the best match, and start a new thread there with your questions. Show the kinds of equipment you have used before, and tell us what projects you want to make with your new home-brewed equipment. Also post a bit about your knowledge of safety precautions involved with this type of equipment, so that folks can tell that you will be safe in this work.

 

[Helicon_Amateur]

Welcome to the PF.

So pick whichever PF technical forum looks like the best match, and start a new thread there with your questions. Show the kinds of equipment you have used before, and tell us what projects you want to make with your new home-brewed equipment. Also post a bit about your knowledge of safety precautions involved with this type of equipment, so that folks can tell that you will be safe in this work.

Thank you for the response! I will make sure to include all this information in my new posts. =)