DocumentCode
1521075
Title
Nanosecond Pulsed Arrays of Microdischarges in Argon
Author
Martin, Virginie ; Bauville, Gérard ; Puech, Vincent
Author_Institution
Lab. de Phys. des Gaz et des Plasmas, Univ. Paris Sud, Orsay, France
Volume
39
Issue
11
fYear
2011
Firstpage
2678
Lastpage
2679
Abstract
The spatiotemporal behavior of the optical emission of an array of 25 microdischarges has been studied through fast imaging technique. The device basically consists of a metal/dielectric/metal sandwich powered by nanosecond high-voltage pulses. It is shown that all the microdischarges ignite simultaneously within an accuracy of 5 ns and that the parallel operation of all the microdischarges occurs without any ballast resistors.
Keywords
argon; discharges (electric); plasma diagnostics; spatiotemporal phenomena; Ar; ballast resistor; fast imaging technique; metal-dielectric-metal system; microdischarge array; nanosecond high-voltage pulse; nanosecond pulsed array; optical emission analysis; spatiotemporal behavior; Cameras; Cathodes; Discharges; Electronic ballasts; Plasmas; Cathode boundary layer; gas discharges; microdischarge arrays; nanosecond pulsed excitation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.2011.2144623
Filename
5771125
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