Table 2 Plasma-MDS fields related to the plasma source.

From: Plasma-MDS, a metadata schema for plasma science with examples from plasma technology

Id

Field

Definition

Format

Example

1.1

plasma.source.name

name and/or type of the plasma source

term list

kINPen® MED, COST jet, HF plasma jet

1.2

plasma.source.application

application the plasma source is applied for

term list

plasma medicine, surface treatment, antimicrobial reduction

1.3

plasma.source.specification

technical specifications of the plasma source (waveform, frequency, pressure, temperature)

controlled list

AC, high frequency, low pressure, non-thermal

1.4

plasma.source.properties

properties of the plasma source

free text

details on power input, current/voltage amplitude etc.

1.5

plasma.source.procedure

procedure to prepare the plasma source; this field should be used to described the whole procedure, including medium and target

free text

e.g. temperature conditioning for each parameter set