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Coherent ion plasma oscifiations in a d.c. corona discharge in rarefied air

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Pedro Lilienfeld
Pedro Lilienfeld
Affiliation:
GCA Corporation, Technology Division, Bedford, Mass.
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Abstract

Stable, phase coherent ion plasma oscillations are found superimposed on the d.c. potential and current of positive coaxial corona discharges in air at pressures of the order of 1/100 of one atmosphere. The frequency of these oscillations, typically several hundred kHz, is a function of air density, and varies with the concentration of gaseous trace contaminants.

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Research Article
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , June 1971 , pp. 459 - 465
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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