Controlling branching in streamer discharge by laser background ionization

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Takahashi, E ^a   Kato, S ^a   Sasaki, A ^b   Kishimoto, Y ^c   Furutani, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ARGON; BRANCHING STRUCTURES; ELECTRON DENSITIES; FEATHER-LIKE STRUCTURE; IONIZATION CURRENT; KRF LASERS; LASER IRRADIATIONS; MEAN DISTANCES; STREAMER BRANCHING; STREAMER DISCHARGES;

ARGON; IONIZATION OF GASES; IRRADIATION; KRYPTON;

ARGON LASERS;

EID: 79751499069     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/44/7/075204     Document Type: Article

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