Physics And Applications Of Pseudosparks

Devices And Related Properties.- The Properties Of The Pseudospark Discharge.- Review Of Superdense Glow Discharge.- Basic Mechanisms Contributing To The Hollow Cathode Effect.- Cathode-related Processes In High-current Density, Low Pressure Glow Discharges.- Comparison Of Electrode Effects In High-pressure And Low-pressure Gas Discharges Like Spark-gap And Pseudospark.- Experimental Review.- Mapping And Modeling Of The Cathode Fall And Negative Glow Regions.- Emission Spectroscopy In Optically Thick Gas Discharges.- An Analysis Of The High Current Glow Discharge Operation Of The Blt Switch.- Laser-induced Fluorescence Measurements Of Number Densities Of Neutral And Ionized Metal Atoms.- Streamers In Atmospheric Pressure N2: Empirical Results.- Theoretical Modeling.- The Solution Of The Continuity Equations In Ionization And Plasma Growth.- Scaling Parameters For Optically Triggered Hollow Cathode Switches Obtained By Computer Simulation.- A Physical Model Of Prebreakdown In The Hollow Cathode Pseudospark Discharge Based On Numerical Simulations.- Self-consistent Models Of Dc And Transient Glow Discharges.- Weak Collisions In Strong Double Layers.- The Effect Of Pendel Electrons On Breakdown And Sustainment Of A Hollow Cathode Discharge.- A Two-electron-group Model For A High Current Pseudospark Or Back- Lighted Thyratron Plasma.- Electron Ionization Rate Coefficients At Very High En.- Applications.- Plasma-based Device Concepts Based On The Pseudospark And Blt.- Emittance Measurement Of A Pseudospark-produced Electron Beam.- Ways Of Electron Emission For Power Switching And Electron Beam Generation.