Analysis of Dynamic Discharge Characteristics of Plasma Jet Based on Voltage and Current Measurements Using a Metal Plate

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 3821-3826

  Setsuhara, Yuichi ^a   Uchida, Giichiro ^a   Kawabata, Kazufumi ^a   Nakajima, Atsushi ^a   Takenaka, Kosuke ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Plasma jet; potential structure

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; METALS; PLASMA JETS; PLASMA SOURCES; PLATE METAL;

ACCELERATED IONS; DISCHARGE CHARACTERISTICS; DISCHARGE VOLTAGES; DOWNSTREAM REGION; IRRADIATION CONDITIONS; METAL PLATES;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84958105336     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2015.2482998     Document Type: Article

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