Generation of large-volume, atmospheric-pressure, nonequilibrium plasmas

Journal Article · Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2000 · IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/27.842901· OSTI ID:20067752

Kunhardt, E E

A review is presented of the issues associated with the generation of large-volume, high-pressure, nonequilibrium plasmas, as well as the approaches that have been developed for generating these plasmas using electrical discharges in gases. The various instabilities that have been overcome to obtain these plasmas as well as the techniques for quenching them are also reviewed. Last, recent efforts to obtain atmospheric pressure plasmas are discussed with particular emphasis on the capillary plasma electrode discharge, which the author has used to obtain high electron density nonequilibrium plasmas.

• Research Organization: Stevens Inst. of Tech., Hoboken, NJ (US)
• OSTI ID: 20067752
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), Vol. 28, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Feb 2000; ISSN 0093-3813
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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