• DocumentCode
    1498116
  • Title

    Phenomena of Microdischarges in Microplasma

  • Author

    Blajan, Marius ; Shimizu, Kazuo

  • Author_Institution
    Shizuoka Univ., Hamamatsu, Japan
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    6/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1730
  • Lastpage
    1732
  • Abstract
    Microscope photos of the microdischarges in dielectric barrier discharge microplasma were taken for the discharge gaps ranging from 30 to 100 μm. The microdischarge formation phenomena in all the stages were observed for microplasma generated in N2/Ar mixture by a pulse power supply. A diffused glowlike microplasma was observed with the increase in Ar concentration in N2/Ar mixture.
  • Keywords
    argon; gas mixtures; glow discharges; nitrogen; plasma production; N2-Ar; dielectric barrier discharge microplasma; diffused glowlike microplasma; discharge gaps; microdischarge formation phenomena; microdischarge microscope photos; microplasma generation; microplasma microdischarge phenomena; pulse power supply; Argon; Cameras; Discharges; Educational institutions; Electrodes; Plasmas; Surface treatment; Dielectric barrier discharge; microdischarges; microplasma;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2012.2190994
  • Filename
    6185682