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posted on 2009-08-21, 08:42 authored by D.W. Liu, J.J. Shi, Michael G. KongIn this letter, the authors present experimental evidence of electron trapping in radio-frequency rf
atmospheric-pressure glow discharges. By linking electron density to nanosecond plasma images
and optical emission spectroscopy, they show that electron trapping occurs under most discharge
conditions. The level of electron trapping increases with increasing discharge current or/and
increasing excitation frequency, and manifests itself in the change of the differential conductivity at
the point of the gas breakdown. Finally, they demonstrate that electron trapping is largely related to
whether the half rf period is shorter than the electron transition time across the electrode gap.
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LIU, D.W., SHI, J. and KONG, M.G., 2007. Electron trapping in radio-frequency atmospheric-pressure glow discharges. Applied Physics Letters, 90 (4), article 041502, pp. 1-3.Publisher
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Copyright 2007 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the authors and the American Institute of Physics. This article appeared in the journal, Applied Physics Letters, and may be found at: http://link.aip.org/link/?APPLAB/90/041502/1ISSN
0003-6951;1077-3118Language
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