Title :
Impact of Plasma Seeding on the Propagation of Ionization Waves Launched by Fast Voltage Pulses
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
The impact of the pulse repetition rate of nanosecond-scale voltage pulses on the generation of a plasma discharge in a glass tube is examined. Space-time images of the plasma-induced emission are used to quantify the velocity of the ionizing wave as the plasma propagates across the tube for various pulsed voltage repetition rates.
Keywords :
discharges (electric); ionisation; plasma sources; plasma transport processes; plasma waves; fast voltage pulse; glass tube; ionization wave; nanosecond-scale voltage pulse; plasma discharge; plasma seeding; plasma-induced emission; pulsed voltage repetition rate; space-time images; Electrodes; Electron tubes; Fault location; Ionization; Plasma sources; Plasma density; plasma diagnostics; plasma sources;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2011.2119333
