Multilayer structures in which nanosecond surface microdischarges are generated have been developed, fabricated, and investigated. In these structures, layers are made in the form of thin transparent films, and a plasma discharge channel is formed in thin spacings between the layers. Passage of the discharge channel from one layer into the neighboring layer is implemented via pre-fabricated microholes. Images of microdischarges were obtained which confirmed that their plasma channels are formed according to the route assigned by the holes. The route may follow a fairly complex scheme and have self-intersection points and portions in which the electrons are bound to move in opposition to the electric field. In studying the shape of channels in multilayer strictures, the authors have found a new physical effect which lies in the azimuthal self-orientation of the discharge channel as it passes from one microhole to another.
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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 91, No. 2, pp. 558–563, March–April, 2018.
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Dubinov, A.E., Lyubimtseva, V.A. Nanosecond Surface Microdischarges in Multilayer Structures. J Eng Phys Thermophy 91, 531–536 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10891-018-1773-4
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