Quantitative time-resolved diagnostics of electric field dynamics during individual plasma breakdown events using burst laser pulse electric field induced second harmonic generation

In plasma discharges, the acceleration of electrons by a fast varying electric field and the subsequent collisional electron energy transfer determines the plasma dynamics, chemical reactivity, and breakdown. Current in situ electric field measurements require reconstruction of the temporal profile...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2024-07, Vol.125 (5)
Main Authors: Chen, Timothy Y., Liu, Ning, Zhong, Hongtao, Mao, Xingqian, Goldberg, Benjamin M., Kliewer, Christopher J., Kolemen, Egemen, Ju, Yiguang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breakdown
Dielectric barrier discharge
Electric fields
Electron energy
Energy transfer
ENGINEERING
Nanosecond pulses
Parallel plates
Plasma diagnostics
Plasma discharges
Plasma dynamics
Second harmonic generation
Ultrafast laser spectroscopy
Ultrafast measurements
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Summary:In plasma discharges, the acceleration of electrons by a fast varying electric field and the subsequent collisional electron energy transfer determines the plasma dynamics, chemical reactivity, and breakdown. Current in situ electric field measurements require reconstruction of the temporal profile over many observations. However, such methods are unsuitable for non-repetitive and unstable plasmas. Here, we present a method for creating “movies” of dynamic electric fields in a single acquisition at sample rates of 500 × 106 fps. This ultrafast diagnostic was demonstrated in radio frequency electric fields between two parallel plates in air, as well as in Ar nanosecond-pulsed single-sided dielectric barrier discharges.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/5.0215586