Nonequilibrium plasma produced by microwave nanosecond radiation: parameters, kinetics, and practical applications

Author

Vikharev, Anatoly L. ; Ivanov, Oleg A. ; Litvak, Alexander G.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Appl. Phys., Acad. of Sci., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Volume

24

Issue

2

fYear

1996

fDate

4/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

460

Lastpage

477

Abstract

The results of the investigation of nonequilibrium plasma produced by powerful microwave nanosecond radiation is reviewed. Nanosecond microwave discharge is a new branch of gas discharge physics. At present, this type of discharge is intensively investigated. Interesting properties and peculiarities of such a discharge and various its applications are discussed, first of all for the creation of an artificial ionized layer (AIL) in the earth´s atmosphere. The laboratory experiments performed and the new effects which appear in nanosecond microwave discharge are briefly summarized. Different applications of AIL are analyzed on the basis of the experimental modeling

Keywords

high-frequency discharges; plasma diagnostics; plasma production; plasma properties; Earth´s atmosphere; artificial ionized layer; experimental modeling; kinetics; laboratory experiments; microwave discharge; microwave nanosecond radiation; nonequilibrium plasma production; parameters; practical applications; review; Atmosphere; Electromagnetic heating; Electrons; Fault location; Gyrotrons; Laboratories; Physics; Plasma applications; Plasma sources; Plasma waves;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/27.510012

Filename

510012