Runaway electrons in diffuse gas discharges

V Tarasenko - Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The paper provides a review of research data showing the role of runaway electrons in gas
breakdowns and diffuse discharges in an inhomogeneous electric field at a pressure of 0.01 …

How short is the runaway electron flow in an air electrode gap?

GA Mesyats, MI Yalandin, NM Zubarev… - Applied Physics …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
We present and analyze characteristics of the runaway electron flow in a high-voltage (the
voltage rise rate of up to 1.5 MV/ns) air-filled electrode gap with a strongly nonuniform …

Formation of wide negative streamers in air and helium: the role of fast electrons

NY Babaeva, GV Naidis, DV Tereshonok… - Journal of Physics D …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Available experimental data show that the use of voltage pulses with subnanosecond rise
times and amplitudes that essentially exceed the breakdown voltage leads to the formation …

Formation of 1.4 MeV runaway electron flows in air using a solid-state generator with 10 MV/ns voltage rise rate

GA Mesyats, MS Pedos, SN Rukin, VV Rostov… - Applied Physics …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Fulfillment of the condition that the voltage rise time across an air gap is comparable with the
time of electron acceleration from a cathode to an anode allows a flow of runaway electrons …

Recent studies on nanosecond-timescale pressurized gas discharges

S Yatom, A Shlapakovski, L Beilin… - Plasma Sources …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The results of recent experimental and numerical studies of nanosecond high-voltage
discharges in pressurized gases are reviewed. The discharges were ignited in a diode filled …

[PDF][PDF] Present status of runaway electron generation in pressurized gases during nanosecond discharges

D Levko, YE Krasik, VF Tarasenko - International Review of …, 2012 - researchgate.net
Runaway electrons play a crucial role in the initiation of sub-and nanosecond electrical
discharges in pressurized gases during the application of sub-and nanosecond high voltage …

Experimental study on conduction current of positive nanosecond-pulse diffuse discharge at atmospheric pressure

C Zhang, T Shao, H Ma, D Zhang, C Ren… - … on Dielectrics and …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nanosecond pulsed discharges have various discharge modes, such as corona, diffuse
discharge, spark or arc. A dense diffuse discharge is particularly desirable for various …

Dynamics of ionization processes in high-pressure nitrogen, air, and SF6 during a subnanosecond breakdown initiated by runaway electrons

VF Tarasenko, DV Beloplotov, MI Lomaev - Plasma Physics Reports, 2015 - Springer
The dynamics of ionization processes in high-pressure nitrogen, air, and SF 6 during
breakdown of a gap with a nonuniform distribution of the electric field by nanosecond high …

Electric field in a plasma channel in a high-pressure nanosecond discharge in hydrogen: A coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering study

S Yatom, S Tskhai, YE Krasik - Physical review letters, 2013 - APS
Experimental results of a study of the electric field in a plasma channel produced during
nanosecond discharge at a H 2 gas pressure of (2− 3)× 1 0 5 Pa by the coherent anti-Stokes …

Spectroscopic study of plasma evolution in runaway nanosecond atmospheric-pressure He discharges

S Yatom, E Stambulchik, V Vekselman, YE Krasik - Physical Review E …, 2013 - APS
Time-and space-resolved visible-emission spectroscopy measurements are applied to study
plasma parameters in nanosecond electrical discharges in He gas at pressure of 10 5 Pa …