Title :
A nanosecond discharge over a dielectric surface as a method for generation of multicharged plasma
Author :
Muzukin, Ilya Lvovich ; Barakhvostov, Sergei Vladimirovich
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Phys. Electron., Inst. of Electrophys., Ekaterinburg, Russia
Abstract :
The energy and mass-charge compositions of a high-voltage nanosecond discharge were measured on the surface of high-density polyethylene in a vacuum. The plasma, which was generated at different polarities of a high-voltage pulse, was analyzed. The energy and charge compositions of the plasma were determined as a function of the direction.
Keywords :
plasma diagnostics; plasma flow; plasma sources; polymers; surface discharges; vacuum breakdown; dielectric surface; energy composition; high-density polyethylene; high-voltage pulse; mass-charge composition; multicharged plasma generation; nanosecond discharge; plasma flow; Anodes; Cathodes; Dielectric measurements; Electrodes; Elementary particle vacuum; Fault location; Plasma measurements; Plasma sources; Surface discharges; Vacuum breakdown; Ion sources; nonideal plasma; vacuum discharges;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2005.856495
