Nanosecond-pulsed uniform dielectric-barrier discharge

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2 PART 2, 2008, Pages 504-508

  Ayan, Halim ^a   Fridman, Gregory ^b   Gutsol, Alexander F ^a   Vasilets, Victor N ^a   Fridman, Alexander ^a   Friedman, Gary ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanosecond discharge; Plasma medicine; Uniform dielectric barrier discharge (DBD)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

DIELECTRIC-BARRIER DISCHARGE; ELECTRODE GAP DISTANCE; NANOSECOND DISCHARGE; NANOSECOND PULSEWIDTH; PLASMA MEDICINE;

PLASMAS;

EID: 42649114406     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.917947     Document Type: Article

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