OPTIKA ATMOSFERY I OKEANA JOURNAL
V.E. ZUEV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS
Vol. 12, issue 11, article # 17
pdf Kolbychev G. V., Ptashnik I. V. Measurement of Electric Field Distribution in the Open Discharge. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 1999. V. 12. No. 11. P. 1020-1024.Copy the reference to clipboard
Abstract:
The results of measurements of the electric field distribution in the so-called open discharge are presented. The measurements were conducted with the electrostatic probes (set of diaphragms). Thus obtained field profiles E(x) are in a good agreement with the results of optical measurements [V.P. Demkin, B.V. Korolev, and S.V. Mel'nichuk, Fiz. Plazmy 21, No. 1, 81-84 (1995)]. It was found that efficient e-beam generation occurs at the transient phase of the discharge at a great delay of the processes of space charge accumulation in the interelectrode gap and formation of the cathode drop region regarding the discharge current. It is shown that treatment of the open discharge as a glow one is unjustified.