Article

Plasma Investigations
2010. V. 48. № 5. P. 611–619
Aleksandrov A.F., Shibkov V.M., Shibkova L.V.
Gasdynamic perturbations under conditions of surface microwave discharge in air
Annotation
An investigation is performed of gasdynamic perturbations arising in the neighborhood of a dielectric antenna, on the external surface of which a microwave discharge is initiated at high pressures of air, where the electron-molecule collision frequency is much higher than the circular frequency of electromagnetic field. The time dependence of gas temperature is obtained for different values of power input, and it is demonstrated that, in the stage of formation of discharge at atmospheric pressure of air, the gas is heated at a rate of $30$—$70$ K/mks. The electron concentration in plasma channels at atmospheric pressure does not exceed $10^{15}$—$10^{16}$ cm$^{-3}$. A study is made of the evolution of shock waves arising under conditions of surface micro-wave discharge at different pressures of surrounding gas, different durations of stimulation, and different power inputs to the discharge. It is demonstrated that the shock wave velocity in the vicinity of the antenna reaches a value of $1$ km/s.
Article reference:
Aleksandrov A.F., Shibkov V.M., Shibkova L.V. Gasdynamic perturbations under conditions of surface microwave discharge in air, High Temp., 2010. V. 48. № 5. P. 611