Evolution of ionization waves in a multi-pulsed plasma jet:the role of memory charges

In this paper,we discuss the properties of ionization waves(IWs)in a multi-pulsed plasma jet while using the two-dimensional computational approach.The IWs are generated by application of three short negative pulses with a repetition frequency 12.5 MHz.The simulations are performed continuously during a single run while accounting for charges accumulated inside(surface charges)and outside(space charges)the tube.The plasma forming gas mixture(He/O2=99.8%/0.2%)is injected through the discharge tube into the surrounding humid air.We show that an IW can emerge from the tube exit at a pulse rising edge(as a negative IW)and at a falling edge of the same pulse(as a positive IW).It is demonstrated that remnants of the negative and positive charges play an essential role in the discharge evolution.The first pulse travels the shortest distance as it propagates through the initially non-ionized environment.The IWs developing during the second pulse essentially enlarge the plasma plume length.At the same time,the IWs generated by the third pulse eventually decay due to the remnants of charges accumulated during the previous pulses.Accumulated memory charges can lead to the IW extinction.

Experimental study on the accumulative effect of multiple pulses on acceleration sensor

Intentional electromagnetic interference is a serious threat to the safety of electronic devices. Multiple electromagnetic pulses will be coupled and transmitted to electronic devices through the cables.Accumulative effects are generated, which make it easier for damage to occur in the electronic devices. In this article, the working principle of micro-silicon acceleration sensors is introduced. The accumulative effects of multiple pulses on acceleration sensors is studied by a large number of injection experiments.The accumulation trends of multiple pulses with different pulse numbers and intervals are analyzed. The damaged structures inside abnormal sensor amplifiers were observed via optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The experimental results show that the accumulative effect is strengthened with increased pulse number or decreased pulse interval, and the threshold voltage for multiple pulses on the acceleration sensor decreases. The threshold voltage for a single pulse is 321.57 V. When the pulse interval is 1 μs and the pulse number is 5, the threshold voltage for multiple pulses is 163.42 V,which is reduced by 49.12% compared with a single pulse. These results provide a reference for the damage design of electromagnetic pulse weapons.

Pre-breakdown to stable phase and origin of multiple current pulses in argon dielectric barrier discharge

We report on the results of numerical models of the(i)initial growth and(ii)steady state phases of atmospheric-pressure homogeneous dielectric barrier discharge in argon.We employ our new inhouse code called Py DBD,which solves continuity equations for both particles and energy,shows exceptional stability,is accelerated by adaptive time stepping and is openly available to the scientific community.Modeling argon plasma is numerically challenging due to the lower speeds of more inertial ions compared to more commonly modeled neon and helium,but its common use for plasma jets in medicine makes its modeling compelling.Py DBD is here applied to modeling two setups:(i)the exponential growth from natural electron-ion seeds(onset phase)until saturation is reached and(ii)the multiple current pulses that naturally appear during the steady state phase.We find that the time required for the onset phase,when the plasma density grows from 10^(9)m^(-3)to 10^(17)m^(-3),varies from 80μs at 4.5 k V down to a fewμs above 6.5 k V,for voltage frequency f=80 k Hz and gap width d_(g)=0.9 mm.At the steady state,our model reproduces two previously observed features of the current in dielectric barrier discharge reactors:(1)an oscillatory behavior associated to the capacitative character of the circuit and(2)several(N_(p))current pulses occurring every half sinusoidal cycle.We show that the oscillations are present during the exponential growth,while current pulses appear approaching the steady state.After each micro-discharge,the gas voltage decreases abruptly and charged particles rapidly accumulate at the dielectric boundaries,causing avalanches of charged particles near the reactor boundaries.Finally,we run a parametric study finding that N_(p)increases linearly with voltage amplitude V_(amp),is inversely proportional to dielectric gap d_(g)and decreases when voltage frequency f increases.The code developed for this publication is freely available at the address https://github.com/gabersyd/PyDBD.

Simulation Platform of Multi-Pulse Photoacoustic Microscopy Based on K-Space Pseudospectral Method

Photoacoustic imaging has emerged in the past decades. Compared with the traditional medical imaging mode, it has better imaging performance and has great development potential in the field of biological imaging. In traditional photoacoustic microscopy, a single laser pulse is generally used to irradiate the sample to produce photoacoustic signal. And sig-nal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is a very important indicator for photoacoustic im-aging. In order to obtain the image with high SNR, multiple acquisition or increasing laser pulse energy is usually adopted. The former will lead to slower imaging speed, and the latter will lead to photobleaching or pho-totoxicity. Here, we propose multi-pulse photoacoustic microscopy, the photoacoustic signals were stimulated sequentially using multiple laser pulses in each A line data acquisition. In order to verify the feasibility of this method, a multi-pulse photoacoustic imaging simulation platform is established using k-Wave toolbox. The performance of multi-pulse photo-acoustic imaging is verified through the three scanning modes of photoa-coustic microscopy A-scan, B-scan, and C-scan. The results indicate that the SNR is proportion to the number of laser pulses used, high SNR can be achieved by low-energy laser pulse. This work will help to expand the ap-plication of photoacoustic imaging.

Reversible storage of multiple light pulses in the EIT atomic medium

In this paper, we first present a full numerical simulation for the trapping and retrieval procedure of eight continuing '1' Guassian pulses (i.e., '11111111') in the electromagnetically induced transparency (BIT) medium. This simulation shows that an BIT medium has the ability to store multiple light pulses in a shape-preserving way. And we also, for the first time, give the formula evaluating the maximum number of pulses that can be stored by an EIT medium at one time. This work reveals a new possible way to the reversible storage of the photonic information.

Performance analysis of a low-complexity nonorthogonal multiple access scheme in visible light communication downlinks using pulse modulations

Although Successive Interference Cancellation(SIC)decoding is widely adopted in Nonorthogonal Multiple Access(NOMA)schemes for the recovery of user data at acceptable complexity,the imperfect SIC would cause Error Propagation(EP),which can severely degrade system performance.In this work,we propose an SIC-free NOMA scheme in pulse modulation based Visible Light Communication(VLC)downlinks,including two types of users with different data rate requirements.Low bit-rate users adopt on-off keying,whereas high bit-rate ones use Multiple Pulse Position Modulation(MPPM).The soft decision decoding scheme is exploited by high bit-rate users to decode MPPM signals,which could fundamentally eliminate the detrimental effect of EP;the scheme is also easier and faster to execute compared with the conventional SIC decoding scheme.Expressions of the symbol error rate and achievable data rate for two types of users are derived.Results of the Monte Carlo simulation are provided to confirm the correctness of theoretical results.

Analysis and simulation of a coupled-cavity pulse compressor

An equivalent circuit model is built for a coupled-resonator pulse compressor. Based on the circuit, the general second order differential equation is derived and converted into the first order equation to save computing time. In order to analyze the transient response and optimize parameters for the pulse compressor, we have developed a simulation code. In addition, we have also designed a three-cavity pulse compressor to get the maximum energy multiplication factor. The size of the cavities and coupling apertures is determined by HFSS.