Stability of the low-temperature states of high-pressure microwave discharges

Authors
Zvonkov, AV Timofeev, AV Handel, P
Citation
Av. Zvonkov et al., Stability of the low-temperature states of high-pressure microwave discharges, PLAS PHYS R, 26(9), 2000, pp. 801-808
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PLASMA PHYSICS REPORTS
ISSN journal
1063780X → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
9
Year of publication
2000
Pages
801 - 808
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-780X(200009)26:9<801:SOTLSO>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Symmetric (planar, cylindrical, and spherical) models of microwave discharg es in air are considered assuming that the deposited energy is removed via heat conduction. The characteristic features of spherical discharges are an alyzed in detail, and the conditions for discharge stability are examined. It is shown that discharges in the low-temperature (unstable) state can be stabilized by varying the power of a feedback-controlled microwave source; (C) 2000 MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodica".