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DC atmospheric pressure glow microdischarges in the current range from microamps up to amperes

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Electrical and spectroscopic results of comprehensive investigations of microdischarges in atmospheric pressure helium, argon, nitrogen and air at gaps less than 1 mm and over a large current range from microamperes up to amperes are presented. At distance shorter than 1 mm, electrodes influence the normal glow discharge structure and their electrical and optical parameters. Two oscillation discharge regimes were revealed in discharge current range comparable or less than the low-current limit of normal glow discharge.

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    V. I. Arkhipenko, A. A. Kirillov, Y. A. Safronau & L. V. Simonchik

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Arkhipenko, V., Kirillov, A., Safronau, Y. et al. DC atmospheric pressure glow microdischarges in the current range from microamps up to amperes. Eur. Phys. J. D 60, 455–463 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2010-00266-5

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