• DocumentCode
    775400
  • Title

    Branching of positive discharge streamers in air at varying pressures

  • Author

    Briels, Tanja M P ; Van Veldhuizen, Eddie M. ; Ebert, Ute

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    264
  • Lastpage
    265
  • Abstract
    The formation of positive streamers in a 17-mm gap in air is studied at pressures varying in the range from 1010 to 100 mbar. An intensified charge coupled device camera is used to image the discharge. At high pressures, the discharge shows many branches, while at low pressure, fewer branches arise. The structure is not simply determined by the ratio of voltage over pressure.
  • Keywords
    air gaps; discharges (electric); plasma diagnostics; 1010 to 100 mbar; 17 mm; air gap; charge coupled device camera; positive discharge streamer branching; Argon; Charge-coupled image sensors; Computer science; Discharges; Mathematics; Physics; Power semiconductor switches; Pulse measurements; Streaming media; Voltage; Corona; gas discharges; optical imaging; sparkgap;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2005.845939
  • Filename
    1420428