Abstract

A description of the developed nanosecond high-voltage generator of low-temperature plasma based on a volume streamer discharge is given. Plasma is formed in a high-voltage three-electrode gap, one of which is at a floating potential. Plasma is formed when a special switch is triggered, which connects a floating potential electrode, pre-charged with positive streamers, to a grounded electrode. The operation of the generator in a pulse-periodic mode greatly simplifies its application in experimental studies. Its design and electrical circuit are described. The main electrical characteristics and parameters of streamer plasma radiation in the optical and ultraviolet ranges are presented. An example of a specific application of a generator plasma for solving problems of water purification from metal ions (by the example of manganese) using electric discharge technology is given. The use of a low-temperature plasma of a streamer discharge for experimental research in the field of propagation of an ultrahigh-frequency (microwave) signal in an ionized region of the atmosphere (thunderstorm cell) is described.