Title :
Atmospheric DC Glow Discharge Observed in Intersecting Miniature Gas Flows
Author :
Shirai, Naoki ; Ibuka, Shinji ; Ishii, Shozo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Tokyo
Abstract :
In this paper, stable atmospheric DC glow microplasmas generated along two intersecting miniature gas flows through nozzle electrodes are observed. The intersecting angle was varied from 45deg to 135deg. If argon gas flow was used, striation structure can be noticed at the cathode side.
Keywords :
argon; glow discharges; nozzles; plasma flow; Ar; atmospheric DC glow discharge; cathode; intersecting miniature gas flows; microplasmas; nozzle electrodes; Atmospheric glow discharge; intersecting miniature gas flows; microplasma-jets; striation stricture;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2008.924517