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Non-equilibrium plasma in liquid water: dynamics of generation and quenching

2011; IOP Publishing; Volume: 20; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1088/0963-0252/20/2/024003

1361-6595

Andrey Starikovskiy, Yong Yang, Young I. Cho, Alexander Fridman,

Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects

In most cases, the electric breakdown of liquids is initiated by the application of high electric field on the electrode, followed by rapid propagation and branching of plasma channels. Typically plasmas are only considered to exist through the ionization of gases and typical production of plasmas in liquids generates bubbles through heating or via cavitation and sustains the plasmas within those bubbles. The question arises: is it possible to ionize the liquid without cracking and void formation?