A non-equilibrium plasma source: Magnetically stabilized gliding arc discharge: I. Design and diagnostics

Plasma Sources Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Gangoli, S P ^a   Gutsol, A F ^b   Fridman, A A ^c  

^a AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE REACTORS; ELECTRICAL PARAMETER; GLIDING ARC; GLIDING ARC DISCHARGE; MODE OF OPERATIONS; NON EQUILIBRIUM; NONEQUILIBRIUM PLASMAS; PLASMA CURRENTS; VIBRATIONAL TEMPERATURE; VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRON ENERGIES; PER UNIT LENGTH; PHYSICAL FEATURES; PLASMA DISCHARGE; PLASMA PROPERTIES; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS; VOLTAGE-CURRENT CHARACTERISTICS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; LORENTZ FORCE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PLASMAS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GLOW DISCHARGES; HELIUM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA SOURCES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 78649929436     PISSN: 09630252     EISSN: 13616595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/19/6/065003     Document Type: Article

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