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Inductively coupled plasma
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<p>An inductively coupled plasma (ICP) or transformer coupled plasma (TCP) is a type of <a href="/facts/Plasma_(physics)/1d3btMVU">plasma</a> source in which the <a href="/facts/Energy/wd8PrQM7">energy</a> is supplied by <a href="/facts/Electric_current/Dc1xdnUX">electric currents</a> which are produced by <a href="/facts/Electromagnetic_induction/T36JjtgY">electromagnetic induction</a>, that is, by time-varying <a href="/facts/Magnetic_field/Ta8Ev588">magnetic fields</a>. </p>