The characteristics of atmospheric radio frequency discharges with frequency increasing at a constant power density

Journal Article · Mon Oct 04 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3496474· OSTI ID:21466995

Yuantao, Zhang; Qingquan, Li; Jie, Lou; Qingmin, Li ^[1]

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1. School of Electrical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250061 (China)

A computational model is used to investigate the characteristics of atmospheric radio frequency discharges by increasing frequency from 20 to 100 MHz at a constant power density. The simulation results show that increasing frequency can effectively enhance electron density before the transition frequency but after it the ignition is quenched then the electron density decreases. However this simulation also indicates the maximum time-averaged electron energy reduces monotonically with the excitation frequency increasing at a constant power density.

• OSTI ID: 21466995
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 97, Issue 14; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3496474; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PLASMA DENSITY
PLASMA SIMULATION
POWER DENSITY
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ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
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FERMIONS
FREQUENCY RANGE
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