title: Ignition characteristics of methane/air premixed mixture by microwave-enhanced laser-induced breakdown plasma.
abstract: A microwave-enhanced plasma generation technique was combined with laser-induced ignition to improve ignition characteristics. A locally intensified microwave field was formed near the laser-induced breakdown plasma. As the plasma absorbed the microwaves, the plasma emission intensity increased. The plasma lifetime could be controlled by changing the microwave oscillation duration. Furthermore, the microwave-enhanced laser-induced breakdown plasma improved the minimum ignition energy of the methane/air pre-mixture with just a small amount of absorbed microwave energy.
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Nishiyama
authors: Ahsa
authors: A
authors: Moon
authors: Yuji
authors: Y
authors: Ikeda
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Hayashi
authors: Fumiteru
authors: F
authors: Akamatsu