• DocumentCode
    1117401
  • Title

    Development of Streamers in Dielectric-Barrier-Discharge Excimer Lamp

  • Author

    Akashi, Haruaki ; Oda, Akinori ; Sakai, Yosuke

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., Nat. Defense Acad., Yokosuka
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    1336
  • Lastpage
    1337
  • Abstract
    The development of streamers in a dielectric-barrier-discharge (DBD) excimer lamp has been simulated by using a 2-D fluid model. The DBD is composed of streamer and surface discharges, and the surface discharge significantly affected the shape of the discharge-current waveform. The spatial distributions of electron density, electric field, and excimer density showed the dynamics of the streamer developments, and the behavior of streamers in DBD was clarified in detail.
  • Keywords
    discharge lamps; excimers; plasma density; plasma simulation; surface discharges; 2-D fluid model; dielectric barrier discharge; discharge-current waveform; electric field; electron density; excimer density; excimer lamp; simulation; streamers; surface discharges; Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD); simulation; streamer; surface discharge;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2008.920313
  • Filename
    4480166