Numéro
J. Phys. IV France
Volume 08, Numéro PR7, October 1998
3rd International Workshop Microwave Discharges : Fundamentals and Applications
Page(s) Pr7-317 - Pr7-326
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:1998727
3rd International Workshop Microwave Discharges : Fundamentals and Applications

J. Phys. IV France 08 (1998) Pr7-317-Pr7-326

DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1998727

Pulsed discharges produced by surface waves

O.A. Ivanov, A.M. Gorbachev, V.A. Koldanov, A.L. Kolisko and A.L. Vikharev

Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanov Street, 603600 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia


Abstract
This paper presents a description of several efficient and easy-to-operate launchers intended for the pulsed regime. Two novel types of launchers which allow the use of high microwave power and high wave frequency are suggested. Using one of this launcher for the first time, high power SWs were excited in the 8-mm wavelength band. The paper also reviews the mechanisms of advance of the ionization front along the plasma column.



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