Electric discharge

flow of electric charge through a gas, liquid or solid

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Temporal evolution of the spatial profiles of (a) the number density of electrons and (b) the electric field simulated up to 14 ns.

Description

The properties and effects of electric discharges are useful over a wide range of magnitudes. Tiny pulses of current are used to detect ionizing radiation in a Geiger–Müller tube. A low steady current can illustrate the gas spectrum in a gas-filled tube. A neon lamp is an example of a gas-discharge lamp, useful both for illumination and as a voltage regulator. A flashtube generates a short pulse of intense light useful for photography by sending a heavy current through a gas arc discharge. Corona discharges are used in photocopiers.

Mathematical models

plasma modeling, fluid Poisson model: non-thermal plasma

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_discharge

Introduction and verification of FEDM, an open-source FEniCS-based discharge modelling code
MCPlas, a MATLAB toolbox for reproducible plasma modelling with COMSOL
Semantic information management in low-temperature plasma science and technology with VIVO

Further links

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