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Submicrosecond pulsed atmospheric glow discharges sustained without dielectric barriers at kilohertz frequencies

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posted on 2009-08-20, 15:34 authored by James L. Walsh, J.J. Shi, Michael G. Kong
In this letter, the authors report the experimental observation of a large-volume atmospheric glow discharge sustained without dielectric barriers at 1 kHz. This barrier-free mode of operation is made possible with a submicrosecond pulsed excitation instead of the usual sinusoidal excitation. Its current-voltage characteristics are shown to be very different from conventional atmospheric dielectric barrier discharges, and its generation mechanism is studied with nanosecond resolved optical emission spectroscopy. The pulsed barrier-free atmospheric plasma is shown to produce very intense atomic oxygen emission line at 777 nm, up to one magnitude more intensive than that of a comparable atmospheric dielectric barrier discharge.

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  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

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WALSH, J., SHI, J.J. and KONG, M.G., 2006. Submicrosecond pulsed atmospheric glow discharges sustained without dielectric barriers at kilohertz frequencies. Applied Physics Letters, 89 (16), article 161505, pp.1-3.

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2006

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Copyright 2006 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the authors and the American Institute of Physics. This article appeared in the journal, Applied Physics Letters, and may be found at: http://link.aip.org/link/?APPLAB/89/161505/1

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0003-6951;1077-3118

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  • en

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