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Plasma stability control using dielectric barriers in radio-frequency atmospheric pressure glow discharges

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posted on 2009-08-25, 15:57 authored by J.J. Shi, D.W. Liu, Michael G. Kong
It is widely accepted that electrode insulation is unnecessary for generating radio-frequency (rf) atmospheric pressure glow discharges (APGDs). It is also known that rf APGDs with large discharge current are susceptible to the glow-to-arc transition. In this letter, a computational study is presented to demonstrate that dielectric barriers provide an effective control over unlimited current growth and allow rf APGDs to be operated at very high current densities with little danger of the glow-to-arc transition. Characteristics of electrode sheaths are used to show that the stability control is achieved by forcing the plasma-containing electrode unit to acquire positive differential conductivity.

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  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Citation

SHI, J. J., LIU, D. W. and KONG, M.G., 2006. Plasma stability control using dielectric barriers in radio-frequency atmospheric pressure glow discharges. Applied Physics Letters, 89 (8), article 081502, pp.1-3.

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© American Institute of Physics

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  • VoR (Version of Record)

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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/89/081502/1

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0003-6951;1077-3118

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  • en