LIGHT-EMISSION DURING CATHODE SHEATH FORMATION IN PREIONIZED HIGH-PRESSURE GLOW-DISCHARGES

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作者
DREISKEMPER, R [1 ]
SCHRODER, G [1 ]
BOTTICHER, W [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV HANNOVER,INST PLASMA PHYS,D-30167 HANNOVER,GERMANY
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10.1109/27.376585
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The cathode sheath formation in a transient spatially small X-ray preionized high-pressure glow discharge with parameters typical for neon buffered XeCl lasers is investigated experimentally, Pictures of the light emission are taken with high temporal (approximate to 1 ns) and spatial (approximate to 25 mu m) resolution using a gated CCD-camera as well as a streak camera, Quantitative data on the spatial and temporal development of the sheath structure are given, The most prominent feature is an extremely fast formation of a thin and very bright cathode sheath at a time which could be time correlated with an accuracy of +/-0.2 ns with the discharge current. The results can be used to check numerical model calculations of the sheath formation.
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