Abstract
The microscopic physical mechanisms of micro-discharges produced in liquid waters by nanosecond high-voltage pulses are quite complex phenomena, and relevant coherent experimentally supported theoretical descriptions are yet to be provided. In this study, by combining a long-distance microscope with a four-channel image splitter fitted with four synchronised intensified charge-coupled device detectors, we obtained and analysed sequences of microscopic discharge images acquired with sub-nanosecond temporal resolution during a single event. We tracked luminous filaments either through monochromatic images at two specific wavelengths (532 and 656 nm) or through broadband integrated UV–vis–near infrared (NIR) discharge emission. An analysis of the sequences of images capturing discharge filaments in subsequent time windows facilitated the tracking of movement of the luminous fronts during their expansion. The velocity of expansion progressively decreased from the maximum of ~2.3 × 105 m/s observed close to the anode pin until the propagation stopped due to the drop in the anode potential. We demonstrate the basic features characterising the development of the luminous discharge filaments. Our study provides an important insight into the dynamics of micro-discharges during the primary and successive reflected high-voltage pulses in de-ionised water.
Funder
Grantová Agentura České Republiky
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Engineering,General Environmental Science
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14 articles.
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