A Functional Analytic Description of Active Plasma Resonance Spectroscopy in Terms of Kinetic Theory

Active plasma resonance spectroscopy is a well known diagnostic method. Many concepts of this method are theoretically investigated and realized as a diagnostic tool. The application of such probes in plasmas with pressures of a few Pa raises the question if kinetic effects have to be taken into account. To analyse this question a kinetic model for an electrostatic concept of active plasma spectroscopy is necessary. 1