ქიმიის ტერმინთა განმარტებითი ლექსიკონი

Electric discharge in a gas at low pressure (100–1000 Pa).

Note 1: In atomic emission spectroscopy argon is used as the inert working gas which generates the
plasma.

Note 2: In the prevailing electrical field the produced ions are accelerated towards the cathode,
resulting in a continuous bombardment of the sample surface.