Publications by authors named "Hitoshi Muneoka"

Spherical Ag particles have received considerable attention because of their unique properties as well as their applications in various fields. In the present study, the synthesis of micrometer-scale spherical Ag particles with an extremely narrow size distribution is demonstrated using a simple capacitively coupled atmospheric-pressure plasma reactor with an inkjet head. Droplets of a Ag nitrate aqueous solution are ejected from the inkjet head to synthesize Ag particles.

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Nonintrusive optical measuring of electric fields in space is crucial for various sciences and technologies. In this study, a simple and highly sensitive optical electric field measurement is demonstrated in high-pressure hydrogen by performing electric-field-induced coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (E-CARS) in the visible region. The minimum detectable electric field is 0.

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Experimentally observed electrical breakdown voltages (U(B)) in high-pressure gases and supercritical fluids deviate from classical theories for low-pressure gas discharges, and the underlying breakdown mechanisms for the high-density fluids making the U(B) differ from those in the classical discharges are not yet well understood. In this study, we developed an electrical breakdown model for the high-density fluids taking into account the effects of density fluctuations and ion-enhanced field emission (IEFE). The model is based on the concept that a critical anomaly of the U(B) (local minimum near the critical point) is caused by long mean free electron path leading to a large first Townsend coefficient in locally low-density spatial domains generated by the density fluctuations.

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