Title :
Nanosecond Pulsed Arrays of Microdischarges in Argon
Author :
Martin, Virginie ; Bauville, Gérard ; Puech, Vincent
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Phys. des Gaz et des Plasmas, Univ. Paris Sud, Orsay, France
Abstract :
The spatiotemporal behavior of the optical emission of an array of 25 microdischarges has been studied through fast imaging technique. The device basically consists of a metal/dielectric/metal sandwich powered by nanosecond high-voltage pulses. It is shown that all the microdischarges ignite simultaneously within an accuracy of 5 ns and that the parallel operation of all the microdischarges occurs without any ballast resistors.
Keywords :
argon; discharges (electric); plasma diagnostics; spatiotemporal phenomena; Ar; ballast resistor; fast imaging technique; metal-dielectric-metal system; microdischarge array; nanosecond high-voltage pulse; nanosecond pulsed array; optical emission analysis; spatiotemporal behavior; Cameras; Cathodes; Discharges; Electronic ballasts; Plasmas; Cathode boundary layer; gas discharges; microdischarge arrays; nanosecond pulsed excitation;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2011.2144623
