Period-two discharge characteristics in argon atmospheric dielectric-barrier discharges
- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024 (China)
Period multiplication and chaos behaviors in atmospheric glow discharges are important to understand atmospheric glow plasma stability and to optimize its applications. In this paper, we study the period-two discharge characteristics in argon atmospheric dielectric-barrier discharges using a one-dimension fluid model. Under certain conditions, period-two discharges can occur at different excitation frequencies and exhibit different current and voltage behaviors. When the discharge current becomes highly symmetrical the period-two discharge can reach to a steady state, which sustains over a broad frequency range. At the sufficiently high excitation frequency, the period-two discharge in atmospheric argon shows noticeably different behaviors from the discharges generated at kilohertz frequency. The spatial characteristics of period-two discharge as well as the influence of driving frequency on period-two discharge behaviors are also investigated.
- OSTI ID:
- 21277261
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 16; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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