Title :
Streak Images of Pulsed Discharge Development at High Overvoltage
Author :
Rakitin, Aleksandr E. ; Starikovskii, Andrey Yu
Author_Institution :
Phys. of Nonequilibrium Syst. Lab., Moscow Inst. of Phys. & Technol., Moscow
Abstract :
Pulsed high-voltage nanosecond discharge dynamics was investigated in wide pressure range with a fast streak camera. Discharge development demonstrated both the low-current phase of a fast ionization wave or a streamer and the high-current transient stage. Transition from low- to high-current phase occurred through a sequence of flashes which developed simultaneously along the length of the discharge gap as phase waves.
Keywords :
high-frequency discharges; ionisation; plasma waves; detonation initiation; discharge gap; fast ionization wave; fast streak camera; high-current phase; low-current phase; overvoltage; phase waves; pressure 0.03 torr to 737 torr; pulsed high-voltage nanosecond discharge dynamics; streamer; Cameras; Coaxial components; Discharges; Electrodes; Engines; Ionization; Optical propagation; Physics; Streaming media; Voltage control; Detonation initiation; fast ionization wave; nanosecond gas discharge; streak imaging; streamer;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2008.920296
