Title :
Deflection of Streamer Path in DC Electric Potential
Author :
Shashurin, Alexey ; Scott, D. ; Shneider, Mikhail N. ; Keidar, Michael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Nonequilibrium atmospheric plasma jets are associated with sequence of streamer breakdowns developing in heliumair mixture. In this paper, propagation of the streamer in plane capacitor is photographed, and deflection toward the positive capacitor plate is analyzed.
Keywords :
air; discharges (electric); helium; plasma diagnostics; plasma jets; plasma transport processes; DC electric potential; helium- air mixture; nonequilibrium atmospheric plasma jets; positive capacitor plate; streamer breakdowns; streamer path deflection; Capacitors; Discharges (electric); Electric potential; Electrodes; Electron tubes; Head; Plasmas; Atmospheric-pressure plasmas; plasma sources; plasma sources.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2301279
