Similarity theory and scaling laws for low-temperature plasma discharges: A comprehensive review

Y Fu, H Wang, X Wang - Reviews of Modern Plasma Physics, 2023‏ - Springer
Similarity theory and scaling laws determine how physical laws remain the same when
control parameters are changed, which is essential for the correlation, prediction, and …

Electrical breakdown from macro to micro/nano scales: a tutorial and a review of the state of the art

Y Fu, P Zhang, JP Verboncoeur… - Plasma Research …, 2020‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Fundamental processes for electric breakdown, ie, electrode emission and bulk ionization,
as well as the resultant Paschen's law, are reviewed under various conditions. The effect of …

Plasma physics and related challenges of millimeter-wave-to-terahertz and high power microwave generation

JH Booske - Physics of plasmas, 2008‏ - pubs.aip.org
Homeland security and military defense technology considerations have stimulated intense
interest in mobile, high power sources of millimeter-wave (mmw) to terahertz (THz) regime …

Review of recent theories and experiments for improving high-power microwave window breakdown thresholds

C Chang, G Liu, C Tang, C Chen, J Fang - Physics of Plasmas, 2011‏ - pubs.aip.org
Dielectric window breakdown is a serious challenge in high-power microwave (HPM)
transmission and radiation. Breakdown at the vacuum/dielectric interface is triggered by …

Recent advances in multipactor physics and mitigation

A Iqbal, DQ Wen, J Verboncoeur, P Zhang - High Voltage, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Recent progress made in the prediction, characterisation, and mitigation of multipactor
discharge is reviewed for single‐and two‐surface geometries. First, an overview of basic …

Higher harmonics in multipactor induced plasma ionization breakdown near a dielectric surface

DQ Wen, P Zhang, J Krek, Y Fu, JP Verboncoeur - Physical Review Letters, 2022‏ - APS
In this Letter, the novel physics of higher harmonic (HH) generation of the normal electric
field near a dielectric surface is reported in multipactor induced plasma ionization …

Electric field and electron orbits near a triple point

NM Jordan, YY Lau, DM French… - Journal of Applied …, 2007‏ - pubs.aip.org
Triple point, defined as the junction of metal, dielectric, and vacuum, is the location where
electron emission is favored in the presence of a sufficiently strong electric field. In addition …

[HTML][HTML] Multipactor susceptibility on a dielectric with two carrier frequencies

A Iqbal, J Verboncoeur, P Zhang - Physics of Plasmas, 2018‏ - pubs.aip.org
This work investigates multipactor discharge on a single dielectric surface with two carrier
frequencies of an rf electric field. We use Monte Carlo simulations and analytical …

The effect of grooved surface on dielectric multipactor

C Chang, HJ Huang, GZ Liu, CH Chen, Q Hou… - Journal of Applied …, 2009‏ - pubs.aip.org
The effect of periodic rectangular grooves on vacuum multipactor has been theoretically and
experimentally investigated. Dynamic calculation is applied to research the electron …

Enhanced window breakdown dynamics in a nanosecond microwave tail pulse

C Chang, M Zhu, J Verboncoeur, S Li, J **e… - Applied Physics …, 2014‏ - pubs.aip.org
The mechanisms of nanosecond microwave-driven discharges near a dielectric/vacuum
interface were studied by measuring the time-and space-dependent optical emissions and …