Abstract
A plane ionization wave regarded as a subject of research is very convenient for theoretical modeling. The experimental realization of a plane wave is possible if the special arrangements are made. Thus, in the experiment of Koppitz [1973], the cathode surface was irradiated by the ultraviolet flash. This measure provided for a sufficiently large number of initial electrons near the plane surface, so that the propagation of a plane ionization wave took place due to the multielectron initiation of the electric breakdown. Unlike the plane waves, the streamers, as well as the breakdown waves in shielded discharge tubes, arise easily when a high-voltage pulse is applied to a discharge gap filled with a cold, nonconducting gas.
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Lagarkov, A.N., Rutkevich, I.M. (1994). Theory of Plane Ionization Waves. In: Ionization Waves in Electrical Breakdown of Gases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4294-9_3
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