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
fDate :
4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2005.845939
