Abstract: A plasma generating apparatus includes: a DC power source; a toroidal core oscillation circuit including a first choke coil connected to the DC power source, a first capacitor connected to the first choke coil, and a first switching element and second choke coil connected to the first capacitor; a toroidal core resonance circuit including a third choke coil connected to the second choke coil; and a pair of electrodes connected to the third choke coil.