• DocumentCode
    1484193
  • Title

    Impact of Plasma Seeding on the Propagation of Ionization Waves Launched by Fast Voltage Pulses

  • Author

    Barnat, E.V.

  • Author_Institution
    Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    2608
  • Lastpage
    2609
  • Abstract
    The impact of the pulse repetition rate of nanosecond-scale voltage pulses on the generation of a plasma discharge in a glass tube is examined. Space-time images of the plasma-induced emission are used to quantify the velocity of the ionizing wave as the plasma propagates across the tube for various pulsed voltage repetition rates.
  • Keywords
    discharges (electric); ionisation; plasma sources; plasma transport processes; plasma waves; fast voltage pulse; glass tube; ionization wave; nanosecond-scale voltage pulse; plasma discharge; plasma seeding; plasma-induced emission; pulsed voltage repetition rate; space-time images; Electrodes; Electron tubes; Fault location; Ionization; Plasma sources; Plasma density; plasma diagnostics; plasma sources;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2011.2119333
  • Filename
    5740611