Title :
A Peculiar Streamer Morphology Created by a Complex Voltage Pulse
Author :
Nijdam, S. ; Miermans, K. ; van Veldhuizen, E.M. ; Ebert, U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
An unintended reflection of a voltage pulse from our Blumlein pulser leads to a peculiar streamer discharge morphology. A high negative voltage pulse, followed by a lower positive voltage pulse, creates positive streamers that run over the surface of the nearly spherical previously formed negative discharge.
Keywords :
corona; plasma diagnostics; Blumlein pulser; complex voltage pulse; negative discharge; negative voltage pulse; positive streamers; positive voltage pulse; pressure 1 atm; streamer discharge morphology; voltage pulse reflection; Discharges; Electrodes; Ionization; Morphology; Physics; Plasmas; Space charge; Atmospheric pressure plasmas; corona; electric breakdown; plasma diagnostics; plasma properties; plasmas;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2011.2158661
