Protective liner for plasma source

Abstract

A plasma source is provided including a dielectric tube having one or more interior surfaces extending from a first opening at a first end of the dielectric tube to a second opening at a second end of the dielectric tube, a coil antenna disposed around the dielectric tube, and a dielectric liner positioned inside the dielectric tube. The dielectric liner includes one or more outer surfaces. The dielectric liner is disposed around an interior plasma-generating volume of the plasma source. The dielectric liner extends from a first end of the dielectric liner to a second end of the dielectric liner, and the dielectric liner covers the one or more interior surfaces of the dielectric tube.

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