Advances in non-equilibrium plasma kinetics: a theoretical and experimental review

LD Pietanza, O Guaitella, V Aquilanti… - The European Physical …, 2021 - Springer
Numerous applications have required the study of CO 2 plasmas since the 1960s, from CO 2
lasers to spacecraft heat shields. However, in recent years, intense research activities on the …

The case for in situ resource utilisation for oxygen production on Mars by non-equilibrium plasmas

V Guerra, T Silva, P Ogloblina… - Plasma Sources …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Herein, it is argued that Mars has nearly ideal conditions for CO 2 decomposition by non-
equilibrium plasmas. It is shown that the pressure and temperature ranges in the $\sim 96 …