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Cold plasma poration and corrugation of pumpkin seed coats by Volkov, Alexander G, Hairston, Jewel S, Patel, Darayas, Gott, Ryan P, Xu, Kunning G

“…The treatment of seeds and plants by electrically generated cold atmospheric pressure plasma can accelerate seed germination and radicle growing rates. The…”
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Small Hall Effect Thruster with 3D Printed Discharge Channel: Design and Thrust Measurements by Hopping, Ethan P., Huang, Wensheng, Xu, Kunning G.

“…This paper presents the design and performance of the UAH-78AM, a low-power small Hall effect thruster. The goal of this work is to assess the feasibility of…”
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Influence of liquid conductance on the temporal evolution of self-organization patterns in atmospheric pressure DC glow discharges by Ghimire, Bhagirath, Kolobov, Vladimir I, Xu, Kunning G

“…Abstract Self-Organized Patterns (SOPs) at plasma-liquid interface in atmospheric pressure plasma discharges refer to the formation of intricate and puzzling…”
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Demonstration of a quasi-CW diode-pumped metastable xenon laser by Sanderson, Carl R, Ballmann, Charles W, Han, Jiande, Clark, Amanda B, Hokr, Brett H, Xu, Kunning G, Heaven, Michael C

“…In this work, we present the first demonstration of a quasi-continuous-wave diode-pumped metastable xenon laser at atmospheric pressures. Lasing in metastable…”
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Plasma-generated reactive oxygen and nitrogen species can lead to closure, locking and constriction of the Dionaea muscipula Ellis trap by Volkov, Alexander G, Xu, Kunning G, Kolobov, Vladimir I

“…Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) can influence plant signalling, physiology and development. We have previously observed that an argon plasma jet in…”
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Cold plasma interactions with plants: Morphing and movements of Venus flytrap and Mimosa pudica induced by argon plasma jet by Volkov, Alexander G., Xu, Kunning G., Kolobov, Vladimir I.

“…Low temperature (cold) plasma finds an increasing number of applications in biology, medicine and agriculture. In this paper, we report a new effect of plasma…”
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Concentric Split-Ring Resonator Microwave Microplasma Generation at Off-Resonant Frequencies by Dextre, Roberto A., Yamauchi, Toyofumi, Polzin, Kurt A., Xu, Kunning G.

“…The driving frequency of a microstrip concentric split-ring resonator (CSRR) was varied to determine how the generated microplasma changes as a function of…”
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Atmospheric pressure plasma jet: A facile method to modify the intimal surface of polymeric tubular conduits by Tucker, Bernabe S., Baker, Paul A., Xu, Kunning G., Vohra, Yogesh K., Thomas, Vinoy

“…Atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) based modification as a facile method to modify the intimal surface of small caliber nanofibrous tubular tissue…”
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Analysis of Time-Resolved Plasma Jet Emissions That Drive Methylene Blue Dye Decomposition by Gott, Ryan P., Thompson, Marisa E., Staton, Brandon C., Williams, Brandon M., Xu, Kunning G.

“…Plasma-based water purification uses energetic electrons to induce chemical reactions that break down harmful contaminants into benign components. The chemical…”
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Effect of the Split-Ring Resonator Width on the Microwave Microplasma Properties by Dextre, Roberto A., Xu, Kunning G.

“…In this paper, a microstrip split-ring resonator microwave-induced plasma source was developed and the effect of the resonator strip width on the microplasma…”
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Dual Microplasma Ignition Using Concentric Split Ring Resonators by Dextre, Roberto A., Xu, Kunning G.

“…In this paper, a modified Split Ring Resonator1 (SRR) developed with an additional harmonic nested ring, is studied for the impact on the plasma properties and…”
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Measurement of atmospheric pressure microplasma jet with Langmuir probes by Xu, Kunning G., Doyle, Steven J.

“…A radio frequency argon microplasma jet at atmospheric-pressure is characterized using Langmuir probes. While optical methods are the typical diagnostic for…”
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Plasma-Based water purification for crewed space missions: Laboratory experimental comparisons for on-board applicability by Gott, Ryan P., Miller, Sydney D., Hodges, Josie C., Xu, Kunning G.

“…Low-temperature, atmospheric pressure plasma presents a new, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly method of water purification. For long duration crewed…”
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Microplasma jet cleaning of Langmuir probes for methane-air premixed flame diagnostics by Doyle, Steven J., Salvador, Paulo R., Xu, Kunning G.

“…This paper presents the use of an atmospheric microplasma jet to preserve the measurement integrity of Langmuir probes for ion density measurements of an…”
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Cold plasma interactions with plants: Morphing and movements of Venus flytrap and Mimosa pudica induced by argon plasma jet by Volkov, Alexander G., Xu, Kunning G., Kolobov, Vladimir I.

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Spatiotemporal measurements of striations in a glow discharge’s positive column using laser-collisional induced fluorescence by White, Z. K., Gott, R. P., Bentz, B. Z., Xu, K. G.

“…We have observed the behavior of striations caused by ionization waves propagating in low-pressure helium DC discharges using the non-invasive laser-collision…”
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Development and measurement of a microwave microplasma source by Dextre, Roberto, Xu, Kunning G.

“…This research focuses on experimental characterization of a microwave microplasma source based on split ring resonators that is simple, cost-effective, and…”
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Simple model for atmospheric microplasma sheath by Xu, Kunning G., Williams, Logan T.

“…A simple model for the near-wall sheath in an atmospheric pressure microplasma is developed to understand the sheath behavior and particle impact energies. A…”
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PPPS-2013: Optimum antenna design for microplasma generation by Kolasinski, Katy M., Harlow, Wade, Xu, Kunning G.

“…In the last decade, there has been an increased interest in microplasma properties and applications. Microplasmas have been considered for use in plasma…”
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