A Chirokov et al 2004 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 13 623 doi:10.1088/0963-0252/13/4/011
A Chirokov1, A Gutsol1, A Fridman1, K D Sieber2, J M Grace2 and K S Robinson2
Show affiliationsThe two-dimensional spatial distribution of microdischarges in atmospheric pressure dielectric-barrier discharges (DBDs) in air was studied. Experimental images of DBDs (Lichtenberg figures) were obtained using photostimulable phosphors. The storage phosphor imaging method takes advantage of the linear response of the phosphor for characterization of microdischarge intensity and position. A microdischarge interaction model in DBDs is proposed and a Monte Carlo simulation of microdischarge interactions in the discharge is presented. Comparison of modelled and experimental images indicates interactions and short-range structuring of microdischarge channels.
Issue 4 (November 2004)
Received 2 April 2004
Published 5 October 2004
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