title: Measurement and 3D simulation of self-organized filaments in a barrier discharge.
abstract: We report on pattern formation phenomena in the filamentary dielectric barrier discharge between plane glass electrodes. It is for the first time that a three-dimensional (3D) self-organized glow pattern was both observed in an actual experiment and directly calculated in a full 3D discharge simulation in a quantitative manner. Specifically, we investigate the genesis of periodic patterns during the first breakdowns. Despite our simple drift-diffusion discharge model, the correspondence of experimental and numerical findings is surprisingly good.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Angewandte Physik, WWU Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stollenwerk
authors.forename: Sh
authors.initials: Sh
authors.lastname: Amiranashvili
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Boeuf
authors.forename: H-G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Purwins
mesh_terms: D004566:Electrodes; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry; D007204:Indium / Q000737:chemistry; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011827:Radiation; D017971:Tin Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D017971:Tin Compounds; D007204:Indium; C045358:stannic oxide