MECHANISM FOR INSTABILITY OF A NON-SELF-SUSTAINING MICROWAVE-DISCHARGE IN NITROGEN

Authors
BOGATOV NA GOLUBEV SV RAZIN SV
Citation
Na. Bogatov et al., MECHANISM FOR INSTABILITY OF A NON-SELF-SUSTAINING MICROWAVE-DISCHARGE IN NITROGEN, High temperature, 30(6), 1992, pp. 857-863
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
High temperature → ACNP
ISSN journal
0018151X
Volume
30
Issue
6
Year of publication
1992
Pages
857 - 863
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-151X(1992)30:6<857:MFIOAN>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The dynamics of the electron density and luminosity of a non-self-sust ained microwave discharge in nitrogen are studied experimentally. The stability of uniform burning is measured as a function of the external discharge parameters. A kinetic mechanism is proposed for the increas ed rate of ionization that causes the instability of a non-self-sustai ned discharge.