Local electron mean energy profile of positive primary streamer discharge with pin-plate electrodes in oxygen–nitrogen mixtures

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/22/1/015203

Abstract The local electron mean energy (LEME) has a direct effect on the rates of collisional ionization of molecules and atoms by electrons. The electron-impact ionization plays an important role and is the main process for the production of charged particles in a primary streamer discharge. A detailed research on the LEME profile in a primary streamer discharge is extremely important for a comprehensive understanding of the local physical mechanism of a streamer. In this study, the LEME profile of the primary streamer discharge in oxygen-nitrogen mixtures with a pin-plate gap of 0.5 cm under an impulse voltage is investigated using a fluid model. The fluid model includes the electron mean energy density equation, as well as continuity equations for electrons and ions and Poisson's electric field equation. The study finds that, except in the initial stage of the primary streamer, the LEME in the primary streamer tip tends to increase as the oxygen-nitrogen mole ratio increases and the pressure decreases. When the primary streamer bridges the gap, the LEME in the primary streamer channel is smaller than the first ionization energies of oxygen and nitrogen. The LEME in the primary streamer channel then decreases as the oxygen-nitrogen mole ratio increases and the pressure increases. The LEME in the primary streamer tip is primarily dependent on the reduced electric field with mole ratios of oxygen-nitrogen given in the oxygen-nitrogen mixtures.

Keywords: local electron mean energy profile primary streamer discharge electric field distribution gas discharge

Received: 18 May 2012
Revised: 13 July 2012
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PACS:	52.65.-y	(Plasma simulation)
	52.25.Jm	(Ionization of plasmas)
	52.80.Hc	(Glow; corona)
	52.25.Fi	(Transport properties)

Fund: Project supported by the Funds for Innovative Research Groups of China (Grant No. 51021005), the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2009CB724504), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50707036).

Corresponding Authors: Sima Wen-Xia
E-mail: cqsmwx@cqu.edu.cn

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Sima Wen-Xia (司马文霞), Peng Qing-Jun (彭庆军), Yang Qing (杨庆), Yuan Tao (袁涛), Shi Jian (施健) Local electron mean energy profile of positive primary streamer discharge with pin-plate electrodes in oxygen–nitrogen mixtures 2013 Chin. Phys. B 22 015203

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