Self-organized filaments in dielectric barrier glow discharges

Author

Müller, I. ; Punset, C. ; Ammelt, E. ; Purwins, H.-G. ; Boeuf, J.P.

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Angewandte Phys., Munster Univ., Germany

Volume

27

Issue

1

fYear

1999

fDate

2/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

20

Lastpage

21

Abstract

The filamentation of a plasma created by a dielectric barrier discharge in conditions of low pd products (i.e., Townsend breakdown and not streamer breakdown) is investigated both experimentally and with a two-dimensional numerical discharge model. Complex stationary and dynamical domains and filaments are observed experimentally. Some of the properties of these systems are reproduced by the model

Keywords

Townsend discharge; electric breakdown; electrodes; filamentation instability; glow discharges; Townsend breakdown; bistable voltage; complex stationary domains; dielectric barrier glow discharges; dynamical domains; filamentation; filaments; ion density distribution; periodicity; self-organized filaments; streamer breakdown; two-dimensional numerical discharge model; Atmospheric-pressure plasmas; Dielectric breakdown; Electrodes; Glow discharges; Helium; Partial discharges; Plasma displays; Plasma materials processing; Plasma properties; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/27.763004

Filename

763004