Publication details
TOWNSEND BREAKDOWN ON DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE OF COPLANAR GEOMETRY
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | HAKONE XIV, 2014 Zinnowitz Germany, Book of Contributions |
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| Field | Plasma physics |
| Keywords | Townsend; breakdown; plasma;barrier discharge;coplanar |
| Description | Experimental data presented in our contribution provide a compelling evidence of generating Townsend-mechanism controlled breakdown in barrier discharge of coplanar geometry, which is known to have a highly non-uniform electric field that favors the streamer breakdown. When pure rare gases of helium or neon were used, a slow, wide front ionization avalanche is formed and propagates over both positive and negative electrode. Time resolved images of the avalanche propagation recorded by high speed ICCD camera and single photon counting are presented, correlated with the instantaneous discharge current. |
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