Nanosecond imaging and emission spectroscopy of argon streamer micro-discharge developing in coplanar surface DBD. Simek, M., Ambrico, P. F., Hoder, T., Prukner, V., Dilecce, G., De Benedictis, S., & Babicky, V. PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, MAY, 2018.
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Time-resolved microscopic ICCD images, emission waveforms and spectra of triggered single-surface coplanar dielectric barrier micro-discharges were acquired with nanosecond time resolution. The micro-discharges were produced in pure argon by applying periodic high-voltage waveforms to a pair of embedded metallic electrodes at atmospheric pressure, and microscopic images of single micro-discharge events complemented with spectrally resolved emission were acquired with a time resolution of a few nanoseconds. Due to the low jitter of the micro-discharge onset with respect to the high-voltage pulse, we succeeded in separating the very weak emission produced during the course of streamer formation from the emission produced during the transition between the streamer and the subsequent transient glow phase. We identified the characteristic spectrometric signatures of the transition between the streamer and glow phases by analysing the lines belonging to the Ar(3s(2)3p(5)4p -> 3s(2)3p(5)4s) multiplet. By linking optical and electrical measurements, we estimated the electron density with a high temporal resolution. The electron densities of the streamer discharge, determined spectroscopically, were in the range of 10(19)-10(20) m(-3), while an estimate of 10(21) m(-3) was obtained using macroscopic electrical analysis combined with ICCD imaging. The evolution of selected population ratios of 2p levels during streamer evolution was determined for the first time, and this may be used in the future for advanced streamer diagnostics.
@article{ ISI:000433514600001,
Author = {Simek, M. and Ambrico, P. F. and Hoder, T. and Prukner, V. and Dilecce,
   G. and De Benedictis, S. and Babicky, V.},
Title = {{Nanosecond imaging and emission spectroscopy of argon streamer
   micro-discharge developing in coplanar surface DBD}},
Journal = {{PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE \& TECHNOLOGY}},
Year = {{2018}},
Volume = {{27}},
Number = {{5}},
Month = {{MAY}},
Abstract = {{Time-resolved microscopic ICCD images, emission waveforms and spectra of
   triggered single-surface coplanar dielectric barrier micro-discharges
   were acquired with nanosecond time resolution. The micro-discharges were
   produced in pure argon by applying periodic high-voltage waveforms to a
   pair of embedded metallic electrodes at atmospheric pressure, and
   microscopic images of single micro-discharge events complemented with
   spectrally resolved emission were acquired with a time resolution of a
   few nanoseconds. Due to the low jitter of the micro-discharge onset with
   respect to the high-voltage pulse, we succeeded in separating the very
   weak emission produced during the course of streamer formation from the
   emission produced during the transition between the streamer and the
   subsequent transient glow phase. We identified the characteristic
   spectrometric signatures of the transition between the streamer and glow
   phases by analysing the lines belonging to the Ar(3s(2)3p(5)4p ->
   3s(2)3p(5)4s) multiplet. By linking optical and electrical measurements,
   we estimated the electron density with a high temporal resolution. The
   electron densities of the streamer discharge, determined
   spectroscopically, were in the range of 10(19)-10(20) m(-3), while an
   estimate of 10(21) m(-3) was obtained using macroscopic electrical
   analysis combined with ICCD imaging. The evolution of selected
   population ratios of 2p levels during streamer evolution was determined
   for the first time, and this may be used in the future for advanced
   streamer diagnostics.}},
DOI = {{10.1088/1361-6595/aac240}},
Article-Number = {{055019}},
ISSN = {{0963-0252}},
EISSN = {{1361-6595}},
ResearcherID-Numbers = {{Dilecce, Giorgio/N-3226-2019
   Hoder, Tomas/B-3505-2013
   Dilecce, Giorgio/C-6560-2013
   Babicky, Vaclav/H-1299-2014
   Simek, Milan/E-6941-2014
   Ambrico, Paolo Francesco/G-5950-2010}},
ORCID-Numbers = {{Dilecce, Giorgio/0000-0001-5808-1868
   Hoder, Tomas/0000-0001-5346-6275
   Dilecce, Giorgio/0000-0001-5808-1868
   Simek, Milan/0000-0003-1730-8493
   Ambrico, Paolo Francesco/0000-0002-2455-6949}},
Unique-ID = {{ISI:000433514600001}},
}

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