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- From: jgd@dixie.com (John De Armond)
- Subject: Re: Microwave Oven Plasma Etcher?
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- Date: Wed, 06 Jan 93 09:46:39 GMT
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- edharris@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu writes:
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- >I'd like to use a small microwave oven ( will a small vacuum chamber inside)
- >to generate reactive plasmas ( O2 etc) for cleaning and etching in our lab.
- >The idea sort of works, but even the smallest ovens (400 Watts or so)
- >generate so much heat that they tend to burn samples more than etch them...
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- >Does anyone know how to lower the power output of the magnatron, or is it
- >possible at all? I'd like to cut the power to 50W or so...
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- Why not just put a container of water in the oven with the chamber and
- experiment with the amount of water until you absorb the proper amount
- of excess microwave?
-
- John
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