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Measurement of Neutral Gas Temperatures in Nitrogen-Corona Discharges

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Wed, 2011-03-09 09:41 — Hikmat S. Hilal, D.Sc.
Journal Title, Volume, Page: 
Indian Journal of Physics September 2011, Volume 85, Issue 9, pp 1433-1443
Year of Publication: 
2011
Link: 
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12648-011-0158-8
Authors: 
Hikmat S. Hilal
Department of Chemistry, An-Najah N. University, PO Box 7, Nablus, West bank, Palestine
Current Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, An-Najah N. University, Nablus, PO Box 7, West Bank, Palestine
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Siham Khedim
Abou-beker Belkaid University- Tlemcen, B.P. 119, 13000, Tlemcen, Algeria
Ali Cheknane
Laboratoire d’Etude et Développement des matériaux Diélectriques et Semiconducteurs, Université Amar Telidji de Laghouat, Algérie
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Boumediène.Benyoucef
Abou-beker Belkaid University- Tlemcen, B.P. 119, 13000, Tlemcen, Algeria
Preferred Abstract (Original): 

The temperature of neutral gas of the nitrogen-corona discharge has been measured using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The variation of the optical path in the interferometer has been measured, together with the refraction index. Density variations were also calculated. Values of measured temperatures of the neutrals in the corona discharge were obtained under both positive and negative coronas.