Title :
Nonthermal atmospheric plasmas sustained without dielectric barrier in the kilohertz range
Author :
Shi, J.J. ; Kong, M.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Loughborough Univ., UK
fDate :
4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report observation of nonthermal atmospheric discharges produced between two bare metallic electrodes over a wide frequency range from 20 to 260 kHz, in which generation of stable atmospheric glow discharges has so far necessitated dielectric barrier to be added to at least one electrode. Measured current and voltage characteristics suggest a distinctively different plasma-sustaining mechanism from that of atmospheric dielectric-barrier discharges. This is confirmed by hydrodynamic simulation.
Keywords :
glow discharges; plasma probes; plasma simulation; 20 to 260 kHz; current-voltage characteristics; dielectric-barrier discharges; glow discharges; hydrodynamic simulation; metallic electrodes; nonthermal atmospheric plasmas; plasma sustainment; Atmospheric measurements; Current measurement; Dielectric measurements; Electrodes; Frequency; Glow discharges; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Plasma stability; Voltage measurement; Atmospheric pressure glow discharges; dielectric barrier; nonthermal plasma;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2005.844997
