| PHYSICS OF GASES, PLASMAS, AND ELECTRIC DISCHARGES |
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Modeling of the Distinctive Ground-State Atomic Oxygen Density Profile in Plasma Needle Discharge at Atmospheric Pressure |
| QIAN Mu-Yang1**, YANG Cong-Ying2, CHEN Xiao-Chang1, NI Geng-Song1, LIU-Song1, WANG De-Zhen3 |
1Department of Physics, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031
2School of Medical, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031
3School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023
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QIAN Mu-Yang, YANG Cong-Ying, CHEN Xiao-Chang et al 2015 Chin. Phys. Lett. 32 075202 |
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Abstract A two-dimensional coupled model of neutral gas flow and plasma dynamics is presented to explain the two distinctive patterns of ground-state atomic oxygen density profiles that have been observed experimentally in the helium plasma needle discharge. When the gas flow rate is 0.25 standard liter per minute (SLM), the discharge is substantially sustained by the electron impact ionization of air near a dielectric surface, corresponding to the radial density peaks along the axis of the symmetry. However, as the flow rate is 1.1 SLM, Penning ionization between helium metastables and surrounding air dominates the ionization reactions and peaks at an off-center position (r=0.9 mm), which indicates the ring-shaped density distribution. The critical feeding gas flow rate is found to be around 0.4 SLM. The peak density is on the order of 1020 m?3 in our case. Previous reports of a flow-dependent bacterial killing pattern and ground-state atomic oxygen measurement support our simulation results.
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Received: 25 March 2015
Published: 30 July 2015
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