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Nanosecond Pulsed Discharge Phenomenology in Micrometer-Sized Radially Confined Air Gap

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Geometry effects on nanosecond-scale pulsed corona discharges propagating in rectangular glass tubes are reported in this paper. Both the section and thickness of the tubes are the parameters which are used to investigate the discharge phenomenology. Three picosecond high-speed ICCD cameras are used to derive the propagation velocities from a single discharge event. Propagation is significantly speeded up in radially highly confined gaps and promoted close to edges. Inception of weak discharges along the tubes can be observed.

Source: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

DOI: 10.1109/tps.2011.2147335

Authors: Pierre Le Delliou, Pierre Tardiveau, Pascal Jeanney, Gérard Bauville, Stéphane Pasquiers

Institutions: Université Paris-Sud, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Physique des Gaz et des Plasmas

Language: English

Topic: Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Applications

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Agence Nationale de la Recherche

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