Theoretical Kinetics Investigation of Xenon Dielectric Barrier Discharge for Excimer Lamp

This paper presents a homogeneous study of xenon dielectric barrier discharge (DBD). The model, including plasma chemistry, electrical circuit, and Boltzmann equation modules, investigates the electrical and physical characteristics of high-pressure DBDs. The model is applied in the case of a sinuso...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on plasma science 2014-03, Vol.42 (3), p.712-720
Main Authors: Loukil, Halima, Belasri, Ahmed, Khodja, Khadija, Harrache, Zahir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comparative analysis
Current density
Dielectric barrier discharge
Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD)
Dielectric properties
Dielectrics
Discharges (electric)
Electric circuits
Electric currents
Electric potential
excilamp
gap voltage
Ionization
kinetic scheme
Kinetic theory
lamp efficiency
Lamps
Mathematical analysis
Physical properties
Plasma physics
Plasmas
species density
Voltage
Xenon
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Summary:This paper presents a homogeneous study of xenon dielectric barrier discharge (DBD). The model, including plasma chemistry, electrical circuit, and Boltzmann equation modules, investigates the electrical and physical characteristics of high-pressure DBDs. The model is applied in the case of a sinusoidal voltage at period frequency of 50 kHz and gas pressure of 400 torr. First, we have analyzed the temporal evolutions of the plasma voltage, the current density and the species concentrations. Then, the physical model validity is checked by comparing the model results with a theoretical work. The effect of the kinetic scheme on the electrical parameters, the species concentration, and the total lamp efficiency are also investigated and discussed.
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2014.2302894