Ionization waves in the pre-breakdown phase of a pulsed capillary discharge: Plasma Physics: IX Latin American Workshop, held November 13-17, 2000, in La Serena, Chile. Edited by Hernán Chuaqui and Mario Favre. AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 563

M. Favre, A. M. Leñero, H. Chuaqui, I. Mitchell, E. Wyndham, P. Choi, C. Dumitrescu, M. Mond, I. Rutkevich, Y. Kaufman

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Abstract

We present experimental observations of ionization waves in pulsed hollow cathode capillary discharges. When the capillary shield is at the anode potential, an anode directed ionization wave, with characteristic speed ∼107 m/s, is observed. When the capillary shield is at the cathode potential, a cathode directed slower ionization wave, with characteristic speed ∼104 m/s, is observed. The several orders of magnitude difference in the ionization wave speed can be attributed to the different initial electric field configuration in both polarities.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23-28
JournalAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume563
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Other gas discharges
  • Nonlinear phenomena: waves wave propagation and other interactions

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