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Title: Recent studies on nanosecond-timescale pressurized gas discharges

Abstract

The results of recent experimental and numerical studies of nanosecond high-voltage discharges in pressurized gases are reviewed. The discharges were ignited in a diode filled by different gases within a wide range of pressures by an applied pulsed voltage or by a laser pulse in the gas-filled charged resonant microwave cavity. Fast-framing imaging of light emission, optical emission spectroscopy, X-ray foil spectrometry and coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering were used to study temporal and spatial evolution of the discharge plasma density and temperature, energy distribution function of runaway electrons and dynamics of the electric field in the plasma channel. The results obtained allow a deeper understanding of discharge dynamical properties in the nanosecond timescale, which is important for various applications of these types of discharges in pressurized gases.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [2]
  1. Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
  2. Technion-Israel Inst. of Tech., Haifa (Israel)
  3. Weizmann Inst. of Science, Rehovot (Israel)
  4. Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow (Russian Federation)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1332318
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Plasma Sources Science and Technology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 25; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 0963-0252
Publisher:
IOP Publishing
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY

Citation Formats

Yatom, S., Shlapakovski, A., Beilin, L., Stambulchik, E., Tskhai, S., and Krasik, Ya E. Recent studies on nanosecond-timescale pressurized gas discharges. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1088/0963-0252/25/6/064001.
Yatom, S., Shlapakovski, A., Beilin, L., Stambulchik, E., Tskhai, S., & Krasik, Ya E. Recent studies on nanosecond-timescale pressurized gas discharges. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0963-0252/25/6/064001
Yatom, S., Shlapakovski, A., Beilin, L., Stambulchik, E., Tskhai, S., and Krasik, Ya E. Wed . "Recent studies on nanosecond-timescale pressurized gas discharges". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0963-0252/25/6/064001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1332318.
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abstractNote = {The results of recent experimental and numerical studies of nanosecond high-voltage discharges in pressurized gases are reviewed. The discharges were ignited in a diode filled by different gases within a wide range of pressures by an applied pulsed voltage or by a laser pulse in the gas-filled charged resonant microwave cavity. Fast-framing imaging of light emission, optical emission spectroscopy, X-ray foil spectrometry and coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering were used to study temporal and spatial evolution of the discharge plasma density and temperature, energy distribution function of runaway electrons and dynamics of the electric field in the plasma channel. The results obtained allow a deeper understanding of discharge dynamical properties in the nanosecond timescale, which is important for various applications of these types of discharges in pressurized gases.},
doi = {10.1088/0963-0252/25/6/064001},
journal = {Plasma Sources Science and Technology},
number = 6,
volume = 25,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Wed Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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