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Effective ionization in air and oxygen gas discharges

  • Vladimir L. Bychkov*
  • , Anastasiya Yu Lomteva
  • , Igor I. Esakov
  • , Lev P. Grachev
  • , Anatolii A. Kudryavtsev
  • , Evgenii A. Bogdanov
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Lomonosov Moscow State University
  • Russian Academy of Sciences
  • St. Petersburg State University

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Abstract

The present work is devoted to analysis of effective ionization process at early discharge stages in air and oxygen as the first necessary step before analysis of ionization in heated and moving air mixtures. It shows that there is no, so called, "threshold" of ionization in these gases at E/N ∼100·10-17 V·cm2 (30 kV/cm at atmospheric pressure), E-electric field strength, N- density of neutrals. Effective ionization is connected with the detachment processes of electrons from negative ions; it takes place at low E/N values, 40·10-17 < E/N <200·10-17 V·cm2. Obtained values of effective frequency for MW discharges in air are in reasonable agreement with some data of experiments. Effective ionization rate constants in air MW discharge are higher than those in the glow discharge. Introduction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCollection of Technical Papers - 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
Pages9529-9535
Number of pages7
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting 2006 - Reno, NV, United States
Duration: 9 Jan 200612 Jan 2006

Publication series

NameCollection of Technical Papers - 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
Volume13

Conference

Conference44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityReno, NV
Period9/01/0612/01/06

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