Breakdown of highly excited oxygen in a DC electric field

Authors
Vagin, NP Deryugin, AA Ionin, AA Klimachev, YM Kochetov, IV Napartovich, AP Sinitsin, DV Yuryshev, NN
Citation
Np. Vagin et al., Breakdown of highly excited oxygen in a DC electric field, PLAS PHYS R, 26(3), 2000, pp. 278-282
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PLASMA PHYSICS REPORTS
ISSN journal
1063780X → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
278 - 282
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-780X(200003)26:3<278:BOHEOI>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The breakdown of oxygen in a dc electric field is studied. A high concentra tion of oxygen molecules in the a(1)Delta(g) excited state is obtained in a purely chemical reactor. A decrease in the breakdown voltage at degrees of excitation exceeding 50% is observed. The theoretical decrement in the bre akdown voltage obtained by solving the Boltzmann equation is in good agreem ent with the experimental data. (C) 2000 MAIK "Nauka/lnterperiodica".