AbstractIn this work, a xenon-filled quartz coaxial dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) tube (ID 6 mm, OD 12 mm) at 400-mbar pressure has been studied at different operating conditions. High-frequency sinusoidal and unipolar pulse-like voltages are applied at the discharge electrodes for the generation of micro-discharge plasma. Visual images of the discharge and the electrical waveform confirm the diffused-type discharge. The mechanism that is involved in the ignition, development and extinction of DBDs is quantitatively explained by dynamic processes in the discharge. An equivalent electrical model representing the DBD phenomenon has also been used to validate the characteristic discharge parameters. The relative intensity analysis of the Xe continuum peak at wavelength 172 nm in the optical emission spectra of the vacuum ultraviolet region has been carried out for different operating conditions. Approximately three times increment in the radiation is observed in pulse excitation over sinusoidal excitation. It infers that the pulsed excitation of DBD sources is advantageous for excimer light sources. تفاصيل المقالة

AbstractA plasma cathode electron (PCE) gun has capabilities for generating high-current, broad, and focused beams for plasma-assisted microwave sources. A pseudospark-based hollow cathode PCE gun has been designed and developed for microwave generation which is operated in argon atmosphere. An analysis of the electron beam profile inside the drift space at different operating conditions has been carried out. This has been performed at several axial and radial locations inside the drift space which shows coherent phases of beam profiles in radial direction. The focusing and defocusing points in axial direction are also obtained. The beam current at different axial location for different applied voltages has been estimated. The obtained beam current is in close agreement with the beam current estimated by the particle-in-cell simulation code for the same geometry. تفاصيل المقالة