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Title: Observation of a spark channel generated in water with shock wave assistance in plate-to-plate electrode configuration

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4861877· OSTI ID:22252179
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  1. Institute of Plasma Physics, Za Slovankou 3, 182 00 Prague 8 (Czech Republic)

When a high voltage pulse with an amplitude of 30 kV is applied to a pair of disk electrodes at a time when a shock wave is passing between them, an electrical spark is generated. The dynamic changes in the spark morphology are studied here using a high-speed framing camera. The primary result of this work is the provision of experimental evidence of plasma instability that was observed in the channel of the electric spark.

OSTI ID:
22252179
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 21, Issue 1; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English