Theoretical simulation of high-voltage discharge with runaway electrons in sulfur hexafluoride at atmospheric pressure

Kozyrev Andrey V.; Kozhevnikov Vasily Yu.; Semeniuk Natalia S.

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Kozyrev Andrey V., Kozhevnikov Vasily Yu., Semeniuk Natalia S.. Theoretical simulation of high-voltage discharge with runaway electrons in sulfur hexafluoride at atmospheric pressure[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2016, 1(5). doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2016.10.001

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Kozyrev Andrey V., Kozhevnikov Vasily Yu., Semeniuk Natalia S.. Theoretical simulation of high-voltage discharge with runaway electrons in sulfur hexafluoride at atmospheric pressure[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2016, 1(5). doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2016.10.001

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Kozyrev Andrey V., Kozhevnikov Vasily Yu., Semeniuk Natalia S.. Theoretical simulation of high-voltage discharge with runaway electrons in sulfur hexafluoride at atmospheric pressure[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2016, 1(5). doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2016.10.001

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Theoretical simulation of high-voltage discharge with runaway electrons in sulfur hexafluoride at atmospheric pressure

doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2016.10.001

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aNational Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk 634050, Russia
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bInstitute of High Current Electronics, Russian Academy of Sciences, SB, Tomsk 634055, Russia

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Corresponding author: *Corresponding author. E-mail address: kozyrev@to.hcei.tsc.ru (A.V. Kozyrev).
Received Date: 2016-06-05
Accepted Date: 2016-09-20

Available Online: 2021-12-07

Publish Date: 2016-09-15

Abstract

Abstract

The results of theoretical simulation of runaway electron generation in high-pressure pulsed gas discharge with inhomogeneous electric field are presented. Hydrodynamic and kinetic approaches are used simultaneously to describe the dynamics of different components of low-temperature discharge plasma. Breakdown of coaxial diode occurs in the form of a dense plasma region expanding from the cathode. On this background there is a formation of runaway electrons that are initiated by the ensemble of plasma electrons generated in the place locally enhanced electric field in front of dense plasma. It is shown that the power spectrum of fast electrons in the discharge contains electron group with the so-called “anomalous” energy.
- Pulsed gas discharge,
- High-pressure gas breakdown,
- Fast electron in gas discharge,
- Runaway electron in plasma

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