Abstract
The evolution of a nanosecond pulsed microdischarge with a pin-to-pin electrode configuration in atmospheric pressure helium is obtained using the spatially and temporally resolved optical emission measurement. Three phases of the discharge mode are identified: 1) the establishment of the discharge channel, evidenced by the propagation of the emission from the high voltage electrode to the ground electrode in the breakdown phase; 2) the expansion of the discharge region around the ground electrode in the discharge phase; and 3) the shrinkage of the discharge region into a cylindrical-shape and the decay of the emission in the afterglow phase.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 6855353 |
Pages (from-to) | 2642-2643 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 Oct 1 |
Keywords
- Atmospheric-pressure plasmas