Which mechanism limits the maximum operating temperature achievable within a plasma torch?

💡 Explanation

Significant thermal excitation of electrons happens when a critical temperature is reached; the Boltzmann bond population mechanism then becomes dominant, because available electrons overcome bond energy, therefore plasma temperatures stabilize rather than rising unbounded as input power increases.

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