Surface corona-bar discharges for production of pre-ionizing UV light for pulsed high-pressure plasmas

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 50, 2010, Pages

  Xiong, Zhongmin ^a   Kushner, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; ATMOSPHERE PRESSURE; CHARGE DEPOSITION; CIRCULAR SURFACES; COMBINED EFFECT; CYLINDRICAL GEOMETRY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; DIELECTRIC SURFACE; DIELECTRIC TUBES; EMITTING SPECIES; EXCITED LASERS; HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRODES; IONIZATION FRONTS; LONG LIFETIME; METAL ELECTRODES; NON-MONOTONIC VARIATION; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PLASMA SHEET; PRE-IONIZATION; PROPAGATION SPEED; PULSED ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; SURFACE CURVATURES; ULTRA-VIOLET; UV LIGHT; UV- AND; VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT;

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; IONIZATION; NEON; PLASMA SHEATHS; WATER POLLUTION;

SURFACE DISCHARGES;

EID: 78650147119     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/43/50/505204     Document Type: Article

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