Potentialities and limitations of an electro-optic probe for electric field diagnostics of cold atmospheric pressure plasma jets

This paper focuses on the use of an electro-optic (EO) probe for the spatially and temporally resolved characterization of the electric field (E-field) associated with guided ionization waves—or guided streamers—propagating at atmospheric pressure. An AC high-voltage power supply (6 kV at 18 kHz) is...

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Published inThe European physical journal. D, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Vol. 77; no. 11
Main Authors Aljammal, Farah, Gaborit, Gwenaël, ISÉNI, Sylvain, Bernier, Maxime, Chevrier-Gros, Guillaume, Duvillaret, Lionel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.11.2023
Springer Nature B.V
EDP Sciences
SeriesLow Temperature Plasmas: Processes and Diagnostics for Future Applications
Subjects
Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory
Atmospheric pressure
Atomic
Chemical and Process Engineering
Chemical Physics
Electric fields
Electric power supplies
Engineering Sciences
Ionization waves
Low Temperature Plasmas: Processes and Diagnostics for Future Applications
Molecular
Optical and Plasma Physics
Optics
Photonic
Physical Chemistry
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Plasma jets
Plasma Physics
Plasmas
Quantum Information Technology
Quantum Physics
Reactive fluid environment
Regular Article – Plasma Physics
Spectroscopy/Spectrometry
Spintronics
Wave propagation
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Summary:This paper focuses on the use of an electro-optic (EO) probe for the spatially and temporally resolved characterization of the electric field (E-field) associated with guided ionization waves—or guided streamers—propagating at atmospheric pressure. An AC high-voltage power supply (6 kV at 18 kHz) is used to generate guided ionization waves in helium with a cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet device (APPJ). The capabilities of this electro-optic technique are investigated with and without the discharge. This innovative technology will use to carry out the optical polarimetric analysis of the APPJ with simultaneous real-time measurement of longitudinal and radial components of the electric field vector. Last but not least, an application-based case study of the ionization waves propagating and interacting with the EO probe—being a solid dielectric target—is also reported. The results will bring realistic information on the potential perturbation induced by the EO probe itself on the E-field characterization at the macroscopic scale. Graphic abstract
ISSN:1434-6060
1434-6079
DOI:10.1140/epjd/s10053-023-00781-8