1. Important announcement

   Announcement Pages: 1 - 1

2. On the effect of low-energy ion bombardment on polystyrene and polymethylmethacrylate etch rates in rf plasmas

   • E. Occhiello
   • F. Garbassi
   • J. W. Coburn

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 12

3. Synthesis of ammonia in high-frequency discharges

   • Haruo Uyama
   • Osamu Matsumoto

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 24

4. Two-dimensional electromagnetic field effects in induction plasma modelling

   • Javad Mostaghimi
   • Maher I. Boulos

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 44

5. Behavior of particulates in thermal plasma flows

   • Y. P. Chyou
   • E. Pfender

   OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 71

6. Characterization of silicon nitride particles synthesized in an atmospheric-pressure convection-stabilized arc

   • Yl Chang
   • P. Kong
   • E. Pfender

   OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 93

7. Initial stages of soot formation in thermal pyrolysis of acetylene. I. Mechanism for homogeneous pyrolysis of acetylene

   • A. A. Merkulov
   • A. A. Ovsyannikov
   • V. Yu. Pustilnikov

   OriginalPaper Pages: 95 - 104

8. Initial stages of soot formation in thermal pyrolysis of acetylene. II. A model for the incipience and growth of soot particles

   • A. A. Merkulov
   • A. A. Ovsyannikov
   • V. Yu. Pustilnikov

   OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 120

9. Cathode erosion in inert gases: The importance of electrode contamination

   • R. N. Szente
   • R. J. Munz
   • M. G. Drouet

   OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 132

10. Calculation of transport coefficients of air plasmas

    • J. Bacri
    • S. Raffanel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 154

11. Announcement

    Announcement Pages: 155 - 155