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We present a thorough study of the target-cleaning phase to estimate the healthiness of the target in a direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering deposition. The study is based on real-time plasma monitoring by means of optical emission spectroscopy during a traditional cleaning phase in an Ar atmosphere. In this work we demonstrate that intensities of Ar emission lines are sufficient indicators of...