From submicrosecond- to nanosecond-pulsed atmospheric-pressure plasmas

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 37, Issue 7 PART 2, 2009, Pages 1289-1296

  Iza, Felipe ^a   Walsh, James L ^a   Kong, Michael G ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Nanosecond; Pulsed plasma; Simulation

Indexed keywords

APPLIED ELECTRIC FIELD; APPLIED VOLTAGES; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMAS; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; CRITICAL ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON ENERGIES; ELECTRON KINETIC ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FAST RISE TIME; HYBRID COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; NANOSECOND; PLASMA CHEMISTRIES; PRESSURE DISCHARGES; PULSE RISETIME; PULSE-SHAPING; PULSED PLASMA; SIMULATION; SIMULATION RESULT; SUB-MICROSECOND; TIME EVOLUTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; PLASMAS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 67949111071     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2009.2014766     Document Type: Article

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