Plasma structure formation in a free-localized high-pressure microwave discharge

The phenomenon of plasma self-organization in a free-localized high pressure microwave discharge has been investigated on the basis of ionization field (IF) instability. Linear and weakly nonlinear stages of discharge evolution have been studied. It is shown that IF instability at the nonlinear stag...

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Published inJournal of physics. D, Applied physics Vol. 29; no. 10; pp. 2609 - 2626
Main Authors Sinkevich, O A, Sosnin, V E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IOP Publishing 14.10.1996
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Summary:The phenomenon of plasma self-organization in a free-localized high pressure microwave discharge has been investigated on the basis of ionization field (IF) instability. Linear and weakly nonlinear stages of discharge evolution have been studied. It is shown that IF instability at the nonlinear stage, due to the interaction of the harmonics with different wavevectors, can lead to the formation of a rich spectrum of plasma structures, from simple plane plasma autowaves to various 3D spatial structures-helical filaments and 3D Bernard cells. (Original abstract)
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ISSN:0022-3727
1361-6463
DOI:10.1088/0022-3727/29/10/012