• Acta Physica Sinica
  • Vol. 69, Issue 7, 075202-1 (2020)
Jin-Fang Wu, Zhao-Quan Chen*, Ming Zhang, Huang Zhang, San-Yang Zhang, De-Ren Feng, and Yu-Ming Zhou
Author Affiliations
  • College of Electrical & Information Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Key Laboratory of Power Electronics and Electrical Drive in Anhui Province, Maanshan 243032, China
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    DOI: 10.7498/aps.69.20191909 Cite this Article
    Jin-Fang Wu, Zhao-Quan Chen, Ming Zhang, Huang Zhang, San-Yang Zhang, De-Ren Feng, Yu-Ming Zhou. Measurement of time-varying electron density of air spark shock wave plasma jet by the method of microwave Rayleigh scattering[J]. Acta Physica Sinica, 2020, 69(7): 075202-1 Copy Citation Text show less
    Plasma jet generated by atmospheric pressure air spark discharge: (a) Structure diagram of atmospheric pressure air spark discharge device; (b) installation photo of spark discharge device; (c) photo of air spark shock-wave plasma jet.
    Fig. 1. Plasma jet generated by atmospheric pressure air spark discharge: (a) Structure diagram of atmospheric pressure air spark discharge device; (b) installation photo of spark discharge device; (c) photo of air spark shock-wave plasma jet.
    Spark discharge voltage waveform.
    Fig. 2. Spark discharge voltage waveform.
    Microwave Rayleigh scattering device: (a) Experimental schematic diagram; (b) photo of experimental device.
    Fig. 3. Microwave Rayleigh scattering device: (a) Experimental schematic diagram; (b) photo of experimental device.
    Calibration on a constant of microwave Rayleigh scattering device.
    Fig. 4. Calibration on a constant of microwave Rayleigh scattering device.
    Scattering signal measured by microwave Rayleigh scattering device.
    Fig. 5. Scattering signal measured by microwave Rayleigh scattering device.
    Optical images of air plasma jet.
    Fig. 6. Optical images of air plasma jet.
    The radius r(t) and length l(t) of air plasma shock-wave jet.
    Fig. 7. The radius r(t) and length l(t) of air plasma shock-wave jet.
    Time-varying electron density of plasma jet with the different equivalent scales: (a) r = 1.2 mm, l = 10 mm; (b) r = 1.2 mm, l = l(t); (c) r = r(t), l = 10 mm; (d) r = r(t), l = l(t).
    Fig. 8. Time-varying electron density of plasma jet with the different equivalent scales: (a) r = 1.2 mm, l = 10 mm; (b) r = 1.2 mm, l = l(t); (c) r = r(t), l = 10 mm; (d) r = r(t), l = l(t).
    Jin-Fang Wu, Zhao-Quan Chen, Ming Zhang, Huang Zhang, San-Yang Zhang, De-Ren Feng, Yu-Ming Zhou. Measurement of time-varying electron density of air spark shock wave plasma jet by the method of microwave Rayleigh scattering[J]. Acta Physica Sinica, 2020, 69(7): 075202-1
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