• DocumentCode
    1759907
  • Title

    Propagation of a Positive Streamer Toward a Dielectric Tip in Pure Nitrogen and in Air Under Voltage Pulses With Subnanosecond Rise Time

  • Author

    Dubinova, Anna ; Teunissen, Jannis ; Ebert, Ute

  • Author_Institution
    Centrum Wiskunde & Inf., Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Oct. 2014
  • Firstpage
    2392
  • Lastpage
    2393
  • Abstract
    We simulate a positive streamer discharge approaching a dielectric tip (e.g., of a dielectric rod) under a voltage pulse with a subnanosecond rise time. In air, the streamer reaches the tip, whereas in nitrogen, it does not.
  • Keywords
    dielectric materials; discharges (electric); nitrogen; plasma simulation; N2; air; dielectric rod; dielectric tip; positive streamer discharge simulation; positive streamer propagation; pure nitrogen; subnanosecond rise time; voltage pulses; Atmospheric modeling; Dielectrics; Discharges (electric); Electrodes; Ionization; Nitrogen; Plasmas; Dielectrics; discharges (electric); plasma simulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2014.2360314
  • Filename
    6915761