Ionization waves (strata) in a bounded low-temperature plasma

Resonant properties of a positive column with excitation of induced strata are considered. The mechanism of steady-state amplitude buildup is established, and the conditions for the soft and hard modes of intrinsic strata excitation are obtained. The conditions under which strata are suppressed when the system is acted upon asynchronously by modulation of the discharge currents are investigated. The analysis is carried out for a bounded positive column using the generally accepted model 1, 3].Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 21, No. 11, pp. 1691–1701, November, 1978.