Title :
Multilayer plasma patterns in paralleled and coupled atmospheric glow discharges
Author :
Yang, Y. ; Shi, J.J. ; Harry, J.E. ; Proctor, J. ; Garner, C.P. ; Kong, M.G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. & Manuf. Eng., Loughborough Univ., UK
fDate :
4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report observations of multilayer plasma patterns in multiple atmospheric glow discharges sustained simultaneously with a single power supply. Depending on operation conditions, these atmospheric glow plasmas either operate in parallel, seemingly independent of one another, or undergo structural coupling. In both scenarios, multilayer structures are observed. These self-organized plasma patterns are stable and their presence remains even when individual atmospheric glow plasmas couple with one another.
Keywords :
glow discharges; pattern formation; plasma instability; plasma nonlinear processes; coupled atmospheric glow discharge; multilayer plasma patterns; paralleled atmospheric glow discharge; plasma instability; Atmospheric-pressure plasmas; Capacitors; Electrodes; Glow discharges; Nonhomogeneous media; Plasma materials processing; Plasma sources; Plasma stability; Power supplies; Voltage; Atmospheric pressure glow discharges; plasma coupling; self organization; striation;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2005.845099
