Three-dimensional numerical modelling of gas discharges at atmospheric pressure incorporating photoionization phenomena

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Papageorgiou, L ^a   Metaxas, A C ^b   Georghiou, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXISYMMETRIC; DISCHARGE CHANNEL; DISCHARGE GAPS; DISCHARGE INSTABILITIES; GAS DISCHARGE; INHOMOGENEITIES; LOW PRESSURES; NUMERICAL MODELLING; OFF-AXIS PROPAGATION; STREAMER BRANCHING; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) NUMERICAL MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN PLASMA; HELMHOLTZ EQUATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHOTOIONIZATION; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 79251551658     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/44/4/045203     Document Type: Article

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