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The half subharmonic excitation of ionization waves in positive columns of glow discharges

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Kazuyuki Ohe  and
Susumu Takeda
Kazuyuki Ohe
Affiliation:
Department of Fine Measurements, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan
Susumu Takeda
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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Abstract

The ½ subharmonic excitation is studied for the ionization wave in a positive column glow discharge. When an oscillation with about twice the frequency (and twice the wavenumber) of the resonant one is applied by modulating the discharge current, the ½ subharmonic is excited if the applied voltage exceeds a certain critical value. However, the excitation phenomenon differs from that of the ion-acoustic wave, since the ionization wave has a backward wave property in contrast to the forward one. Such an excitation mechanism is theoretically explained by the Van der Pol equation.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , February 1980 , pp. 21 - 28
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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