Application Of Wideband Sampling For Arc Detection With A Probabilistic Model For Quantitatively Measuring Arc Events
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1. An arc detection system for a plasma generation system, comprising:
- a radio frequency (RF) sensor that generates first and second signals based on a respective electrical properties of RF power that is in communication with a plasma chamber; and
an analysis module that generates an arc detect signal based on the first and second signals, wherein the arc detect signal indicates whether an arc is occurring in the plasma chamber and is employed to vary an aspect of the RF power to extinguish the arc, and that determines an estimated energy of the arc based on the first and second signals.
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Abstract
An arc detection system for a plasma generation system includes a radio frequency (RF) sensor that generates first and second signals based on a respective electrical properties of (RF) power that is in communication with a plasma chamber. A correlation module generates an arc detect signal based on the first and second signals. The arc detect signal indicates whether an arc is occurring in the plasma chamber and is employed to vary an aspect of the RF power to extinguish the arc.
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24 Claims
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1. An arc detection system for a plasma generation system, comprising:
a radio frequency (RF) sensor that generates first and second signals based on a respective electrical properties of RF power that is in communication with a plasma chamber; and an analysis module that generates an arc detect signal based on the first and second signals, wherein the arc detect signal indicates whether an arc is occurring in the plasma chamber and is employed to vary an aspect of the RF power to extinguish the arc, and that determines an estimated energy of the arc based on the first and second signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An arc detection method for a plasma generation system, comprising:
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generating first and second signals based on respective electrical properties of radio frequency (RF) power that is in communication with a plasma chamber; generating an arc detect signal based on the first and second signals, wherein the arc detect signal indicates whether an arc is occurring in the plasma chamber; employing the arc detect signal to vary an aspect of the RF power to extinguish the arc; and generating an estimated energy of the arc based on the first and second signals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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