Title :
Modulation-Induced Filament Tearing in Microwave Atmospheric Plasma Jet
Author :
Hnilica, Jaroslav ; PotocnaÌkovaÌ, Lucia ; Kudrle, Vit
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. Electron., Masaryk Univ. Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
Abstract :
A typical 1-D surface wave discharge reacts to varying power by changing its length. If the temporal change of incident power is high, the discharge column may not react sufficiently fast. The effect is demonstrated by high resolution images of plasma plume tearing-off during rapid power decrease in amplitude modulated microwave argon jet.
Keywords :
argon; filamentation instability; high-frequency discharges; plasma diagnostics; plasma jets; tearing instability; 1D surface wave discharge; Ar; amplitude modulated microwave argon jet; discharge column; high resolution images; microwave atmospheric plasma jet; modulation-induced filament tearing; plasma plume; pressure 1 atm; Argon; Atmospheric waves; Discharges (electric); Microwave imaging; Plasmas; Surface discharges; Surface waves; Atmospheric-pressure plasmas; plasma diagnostics; plasma diagnostics.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2327293