Particle-in-cell modeling of gas-confined barrier discharge

Journal Article · Fri Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4945612· OSTI ID:22599159

Levko, Dmitry; Raja, Laxminarayan L. ^[1]

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1. Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 (United States)

Gas-confined barrier discharge is studied using the one-dimensional Particle-in-Cell Monte Carlo Collisions model for the conditions reported by Guerra-Garcia and Martinez-Sanchez [Appl. Phys. Lett. 106, 041601 (2015)]. Depending on the applied voltage, two modes of discharge are observed. In the first mode, the discharge develops in the entire interelectrode gap. In the second mode, the discharge is ignited and develops only in the gas layer having smaller breakdown voltage. The one-dimensional model shows that for the conditions considered, there is no streamer stage of breakdown as is typical for a traditional dielectric barrier discharge.

• OSTI ID: 22599159
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 23, Issue 4; Other Information: (c) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
BREAKDOWN
COLLISIONS
DIELECTRIC MATERIALS
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
LAYERS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
PARTICLES
SIMULATION