Formation of side discharges in dielectric barrier discharge

Fan, Weili and Sheng, Zhengming and Dong, Lifang and Liu, Fucheng and Zhong, Xiaoxia and Cui, Yiqian and Hao, Fang and Du, Tian (2017) Formation of side discharges in dielectric barrier discharge. Scientific Reports, 7 (1). 8368. ISSN 2045-2322 (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08470-4)

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Abstract

Pattern formation and self-organization are fascinating phenomena found widely in nature and in laboratory environment such as dielectric barrier discharge (DBD). Significant efforts have been made to explain the dynamic pattern formation. In DBD, the formation of side discharges is generally supposed to be a key factor responsible for diversity and spatial-temporal symmetry breaking of pattern formation. However, it is still not clear how such discharges are induced. Here, we present the observations of side discharges in a filamentary dielectric barrier discharge from both numerical simulations and experiments. Two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations with Monte Carlo collisions included have revealed formation dynamics of side discharges, suggesting that transverse plasma diffusion and ion induced secondary electron emission play critical roles. Moreover, a novel honeycomb superlattice pattern is observed in experiment, where the side discharges associated with honeycomb superlattice are verified by utilizing a high speed camera. Experimental observations and numerical simulation are in good agreement.

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Fan, Weili, Sheng, Zhengming ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8823-9993, Dong, Lifang, Liu, Fucheng, Zhong, Xiaoxia, Cui, Yiqian, Hao, Fang and Du, Tian;
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