High-Temporal-Resolution, High-Sensitivity Imaging of Streamers in a Long Atmospheric Pressure Gap

Authors

W. J. Yi, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
B. J. Hankla, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
P. F. Williams, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

February 1996

Comments

Published in IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE, VOL. 24, NO. 1, FEBRUARY 1996. Copyright © 1996 IEEE. Used by permission.

Abstract

We present time-resolved shutter photographs of streamers in a 13-cm gas-filled atmospheric pressure gap. The photographs show that in pure N₂, the streamers split readily in two. In mixtures containing O₂ , on the other hand, this bifurcation is substantially reduced.