In direct-current (DC) discharge, it is well known that hysteresis is observed between the
Townsend (gas breakdown) and glow regimes. Forward and backward voltage sweep is …

We report on the existence of a smooth transition from field emission to a self-sustained
plasma in microscale electrode geometries at atmospheric pressure. This behavior, which is …

We discuss the effect of electrode shape on Paschen curves and our ability to seal off
microdischarges to prevent long path breakdown. It was found that for structured electrodes …

We discuss the effect of electrode shape on Paschen curves and our ability to seal off
microdischarges to prevent long path breakdown. It was found that for structured electrodes …

In this paper we study the properties of a pulsed dc microdischarge with the continuous flow
of argon. Argon metastable lifetimes are measured by tunable diode laser absorption …

We investigate the self-pulsing phenomenon of a low current cavity discharge in a cylindrical
hollow cathode in pure argon. The waveforms of pulsed current and voltage are measured …

Since the characteristic timescales of the various transport processes inside the discharge
plasma span several orders of magnitude, it can be regarded as a typical fast-slow system …

We present here an investigation of the self-pulsing phenomenon of negative corona and
parallel-plate discharge in argon within one frame of a one-dimensional fluid model in …

Atmospheric pressure microplasma devices have been the subject of considerable interest
and research during the last decade. Most of the operation regime of the plasma discharges …

A short dc discharge with a thermionic cathode can be used as a current and voltage
stabilizer, but is subject to current oscillation. If instead of one anode two anodes are used …