U.S.-France Cooperative Research: Physics and Applications of Pseudosparks

9314845 Gundersen这一为期两年的奖项支持由南加州大学的Martin A.Gundersen、图卢兹大学的Jean-Pierre Boeuf和巴黎大学Orsay的V.Puech领导的研究小组在应用物理方面的美法合作研究。这项研究的目的是研究伪火花和背光闸流管装置的应用物理和应用。伪火花是一种前景看好、价格低廉的高压开关，具有潜在的环境和半导体应用前景。它可用于一系列科学活动，包括研究光束对材料生长的影响，以及用作聚焦高能光束的等离子体透镜。这位美国研究人员是光触发伪火花的创新者，并为这次合作带来了脉冲功率研究方面的大量实验专业知识。这一点得到了这家法国集团的计算专业知识和他们最近在低温等离子体建模方面的工作的补充。美国的小组将侧重于实验和应用；而法国的小组将开发基本物理模型，基本性质的计算，并进行主要与开关应用有关的实验。***

9314845 Gundersen This two-year award supports U.S.-France cooperative research in applied physics among research groups led by Martin A. Gundersen, University of Southern California, Jean-Pierre Boeuf at the University of Toulouse and V. Puech of the University of Paris, Orsay. The objective of the research is to study the applied physics and applications of pseudosparks and back-lighted thyratons devices. The pseudospark is a promising, inexpensive high voltage switch with possible environmental and semiconductor applications. It can be used for a range of scientific activities, including the studies of the effects of beams on materials growth and as a plasma lens for focusing high energy beams. The U.S. investigator is the innovator of the optically triggered pseudospark and brings to this collaboration considerable experimental expertise in pulsed power research. This is complemented by the French group's computational expertise and their recent work in modeling of low temperature plasmas. The U.S. group will stress experiment and applications; whereas the French groups will develop models of the underlying physics, calculations of the basic properties, and conduct experiments primarily related to switching applications. ***