DocumentCode
775684
Title
Atmospheric pressure glow discharge initiation from a single electron avalanche
Author
Zhang, Peng ; Kortshagen, Uwe
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Volume
33
Issue
2
fYear
2005
fDate
4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
318
Lastpage
319
Abstract
Atmospheric pressure glow (APG) discharges are attractive for many applications due to their transversely homogeneous plasma properties. The discharge initiation mechanism for the APG is so far not well understood. Based on a two-dimensional fluid model the discharge initiation process is studied starting from a single initial electron avalanche. Images of the APG development at different phases during the discharge initiation are presented.
Keywords
electron avalanches; glow discharges; plasma simulation; atmospheric pressure glow discharge; homogeneous plasma; single electron avalanche; two-dimensional fluid model; Dielectrics; Electric breakdown; Electric fields; Electrodes; Electrons; Glow discharges; Ionization; Plasma density; Space charge; Voltage; Atmospheric pressure glow pressure; breakdown evolution; plasma uniformity; two-dimensional fluid model;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.2005.845295
Filename
1420455
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