Splitting CO in Intense Pulsed Plasma Jets.

The splitting of CO was studied in a pulsed plasma discharge produced in a coaxial gun at voltages between ~1 and 2 kV and peak discharge currents of 7 to 14 kA. The plasma was ejected from the gun at a speed of a few km/s and had electron temperatures between 11 and 14 eV with peak electron densities ~2.4 × 10 particles m.

Dust as a versatile matter for high-temperature plasma diagnostic.

Dust varies from a few nanometers to a fraction of a millimeter in size. Dust also offers essentially unlimited choices in material composition and structure. The potential of dust for high-temperature plasma diagnostic is largely unfulfilled yet.

Experimental Chua-plasma phase synchronization of chaos.

Experimental phase synchronization of chaos is demonstrated for two different chaotic oscillators: a plasma discharge and the Chua circuit. Our technique includes real-time capability for observing synchronization-desynchronization transitions. This capability results from a strong combination of synchronization and control, and allows tuning adjustments for search and stabilization of synchronous states.