Repetitively pulsed gas volume and dielectric surface discharges have gained growing
attention because of peculiar and exciting physics phenomena, high efficiency, high …

Fundamental processes for electric breakdown, ie, electrode emission and bulk ionization,
as well as the resultant Paschen's law, are reviewed under various conditions. The effect of …

This Perspective outlines theoretical, simulation, and experimental studies linking electron
emission and gas breakdown. Many studies have investigated field emission-driven …

A one-dimensional Vlasov–Poisson simulation code is employed to investigate the plasma
sheath considering electron-induced secondary electron emission (SEE) and …

The surface discharge is the elementary process in a broad range of low temperature
plasma applications. Variation of voltage profiles with different time scales leads to the …

The main aim of the present paper is to clarify the influence of the SF 6 fraction in the SF 6/N
2 mixture on the breakdown voltage. For this, the two-dimensional axisymmetric fluid model …

In nanosecond gas breakdown, runaway electrons are responsible for the interelectrode
space pre-ionization, which supports the propagation of fast ionization waves or streamers …

The mechanism of subnanosecond pulsed breakdown of nitrogen at the pressure in the
range of 5–40 atm is analyzed using the Particle-in-Cell Monte Carlo collision model in the …

The influence of pulse rise rate and pulse duration for ignition purposes in engines is
investigated. A constant volume cell is used to characterize the breakdown voltage under …

Pulsed plasma discharge breakdown has long been a subject of research in the field of
plasma physics. However, the spatial distribution and temporal evolution of parameters such …