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Physics of Plasmas / Volume 14 / Issue 12 / ARTICLES / Basic Plasma Phenomena, Waves, Instabilities

Phys. Plasmas 14, 122101 (2007); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2816438 (8 pages)

Cylindrical stationary striations in surface wave produced plasma columns of argon

Rajneesh Kumar, Sanjay V. Kulkarni, and Dhiraj Bora

Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar-382428, India

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(Received 6 April 2007; accepted 30 October 2007; published online 4 December 2007)

Striations are a good example of manifestation of a glow discharge. In the present investigation, stationary striations in the surface wave produced plasma column are formed. Physical parameters (length, number, etc.) of such striations can be controlled by operating parameters. With the help of bifurcation theory, experimental results are explained by considering two-step ionization in the surface wave discharge mechanism in argon gas. It is also observed that the bifurcation parameter is a function of input power, working pressure, and tube radius.

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Article Outline

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
  3. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS
    1. Characterization of plasma column
      1. Spatial distribution of electron density
      2. Variation in the length of the plasma column with input power
    2. Striations in the plasma column
    3. Properties of stationary striations
      1. Variation of the length of the plasma column
      2. Variation on the working pressure
      3. Variation of input power
      4. Variation of the rf frequency
    4. Electric field profile
  4. DISCUSSION
  5. CONCLUSIONS

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Keywords

argon, bifurcation, glow discharges, plasma production, plasma waves

PACS

  • 02.30.Oz

    Bifurcation theory

  • 52.80.Hc

    Glow; corona

  • 52.50.-b

    Plasma production and heating

  • 52.35.-g

    Waves, oscillations, and instabilities in plasmas and intense beams

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1070-664X (print)  
1089-7674 (online)

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