The wide range of applications of cold plasmas originates from their special characteristic of
being a physical system out of thermodynamic equilibrium. This property enhances its …

The kinetic modeling of low-pressure (torr) stationary nitrogen discharges and the
corresponding afterglows is reviewed. It is shown that a good description of the overall …

To gain an understanding of the processes responsible for the formation of the well-known
short-lived afterglow (SLA) or pink afterglow of nitrogen, different diagnostic techniques are …

Vibrational kinetics of electronically-excited N2(A3u+ , v) molecules in nitrogen discharge
plasma Page 1 Vibrational kinetics of electronically-excited molecules in nitrogen discharge …

A method of gas temperature determination in nitrogen or nitrogen doped discharges is
presented. The method employs fits of numerically generated spectra of the 0-0, 1-0, and 2-0 …

Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy has been used to investigate vibrational
excitation and relaxation of diatomic molecules produced by an electric discharge in the …

Time-resolved emission spectroscopy has been applied to the study of optical emission
induced by pulsed positive primary streamers in coaxial geometry generated in high-purity …

The potential of employing nitric oxide (NO) as a spectrometric probe to monitor the
evolution of free electrons is explored in this article for conditions occurring during the …

Time-and space-resolved emission spectroscopy was applied to study the N 2 (C 3 Π u→ B
3 Π g) and NO (A 2 Σ+→ X 2 Π r) emission induced by pulsed positive primary streamers in …

Recently, an increase in use of micro-satellites constructed from commercial off the shelf
(COTS) components has developed, to address the large costs associated with designing …