TY - JOUR
T1 - Time-resolved electron temperature and electron density measurements in a nanosecond pulse filament discharge in H2-He and O2-He mixtures
AU - Roettgen, A.
AU - Shkurenkov, I.
AU - Simeni Simeni, M.
AU - Adamovich, I. V.
AU - Lempert, W. R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
� 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd.
PY - 2016/8/16
Y1 - 2016/8/16
N2 - Time evolution of electron density and electron temperature in a nanosecond pulse, diffuse filament electric discharge in H2-He and O2-He mixtures at a pressure of 100 Torr is studied by Thomson/pure rotational Raman scattering and kinetic modeling. The discharge is sustained between two spherical electrodes separated by a 1 cm gap and powered by high voltage pulses ∼150 ns duration. Discharge energy coupled to the plasma filament 2-3 mm in diameter is 4-5 mJ/pulse, with specific energy loading of up to ∼0.3 eV/molecule. At all experimental conditions, a rapid initial rise of electron temperature and electron density during the discharge pulse is observed, followed by the decay in the afterglow, over ∼100 ns-1 s. Electron density in the afterglow decays more rapidly as H2 or O2 fraction in the mixture is increased. In He/H2 mixtures, this is likely due to more rapid recombination of electrons in collisions with and ions, compared to recombination with ions. In O2/He mixtures, electron density decay in the afterglow is affected by recombination with and ions, while the effect of three-body attachment is relatively minor. Peak electron number densities and electron temperatures are n e = (1.7-3.1) • 1014 cm-3 and T e = 2.9-5.5 eV, depending on gas mixture composition. Electron temperature in the afterglow decays to approximately T e ≈ 0.3 eV, considerably higher compared to the gas temperature of T = 300-380 K, inferred from O2 pure rotational Raman scattering spectra, due to superelastic collisions. The experimental results in helium and O2-He mixtures are compared with kinetic modeling predictions, showing good agreement.
AB - Time evolution of electron density and electron temperature in a nanosecond pulse, diffuse filament electric discharge in H2-He and O2-He mixtures at a pressure of 100 Torr is studied by Thomson/pure rotational Raman scattering and kinetic modeling. The discharge is sustained between two spherical electrodes separated by a 1 cm gap and powered by high voltage pulses ∼150 ns duration. Discharge energy coupled to the plasma filament 2-3 mm in diameter is 4-5 mJ/pulse, with specific energy loading of up to ∼0.3 eV/molecule. At all experimental conditions, a rapid initial rise of electron temperature and electron density during the discharge pulse is observed, followed by the decay in the afterglow, over ∼100 ns-1 s. Electron density in the afterglow decays more rapidly as H2 or O2 fraction in the mixture is increased. In He/H2 mixtures, this is likely due to more rapid recombination of electrons in collisions with and ions, compared to recombination with ions. In O2/He mixtures, electron density decay in the afterglow is affected by recombination with and ions, while the effect of three-body attachment is relatively minor. Peak electron number densities and electron temperatures are n e = (1.7-3.1) • 1014 cm-3 and T e = 2.9-5.5 eV, depending on gas mixture composition. Electron temperature in the afterglow decays to approximately T e ≈ 0.3 eV, considerably higher compared to the gas temperature of T = 300-380 K, inferred from O2 pure rotational Raman scattering spectra, due to superelastic collisions. The experimental results in helium and O2-He mixtures are compared with kinetic modeling predictions, showing good agreement.
KW - Raman scattering
KW - Thomson scattering
KW - electron density
KW - electron temperature
KW - nanosecond pulse discharge
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U2 - 10.1088/0963-0252/25/5/055008
DO - 10.1088/0963-0252/25/5/055008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84991785920
SN - 0963-0252
VL - 25
JO - Plasma Sources Science and Technology
JF - Plasma Sources Science and Technology
IS - 5
M1 - 055008
ER -