This work is devoted to experimentally study the characteristics of discharge plasma in high power xenon flashlamps.In the experiments,plasma channel profiles are captured by using a high speed CCD camera,and the radi...This work is devoted to experimentally study the characteristics of discharge plasma in high power xenon flashlamps.In the experiments,plasma channel profiles are captured by using a high speed CCD camera,and the radiation energy of the flashlamp is obtained by a pyroelectric energy meter.Voltage and current curves are recorded to shed light on the plasma characteristics.With these diagnostic methods,typical factors influencing the evolution process of plasma channel are studied,including the external electric field and the pre-ionization.The electric potential distribution in the flashlamp influence the plasma channel characteristics the most significantly.The plasma channel pattern for the cases with grounded wires is different from that with ungrounded metal wires.When the wire is ungrounded,it is the coupling voltage between the metal wire and the flashlamp that influences the development of plasma channel.In terms of radiation efficiency,it is proven that there is an optimal interval within 200～300μs between the pre-ionization pulse and the main pulse.展开更多
文摘This work is devoted to experimentally study the characteristics of discharge plasma in high power xenon flashlamps.In the experiments,plasma channel profiles are captured by using a high speed CCD camera,and the radiation energy of the flashlamp is obtained by a pyroelectric energy meter.Voltage and current curves are recorded to shed light on the plasma characteristics.With these diagnostic methods,typical factors influencing the evolution process of plasma channel are studied,including the external electric field and the pre-ionization.The electric potential distribution in the flashlamp influence the plasma channel characteristics the most significantly.The plasma channel pattern for the cases with grounded wires is different from that with ungrounded metal wires.When the wire is ungrounded,it is the coupling voltage between the metal wire and the flashlamp that influences the development of plasma channel.In terms of radiation efficiency,it is proven that there is an optimal interval within 200～300μs between the pre-ionization pulse and the main pulse.
