Atmospheric pressure ionization waves propagating through a flexible high aspect ratio capillary channel and impinging upon a target

Plasma Sources Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Xiong, Zhongmin ^a   Kushner, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SPECIES; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IONIZATION; AVERAGE SPEED; CAPILLARY CHANNELS; CHANNEL WALL; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; IONIZATION FRONTS; IONIZATION WAVES; MAXIMUM SPEED; NEGATIVE POLARITY; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PROPAGATION MECHANISM; PROPAGATION SPEED; REMOTE SITES; STREAMER DISCHARGES; TARGET-SUBSTRATE; VOLTAGE PULSE;

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; IONIZATION; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 84861149551     PISSN: 09630252     EISSN: 13616595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/21/3/034001     Document Type: Article

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