Discharge between Liquid Jet and Metallic Electrodes

Experimental investigation of the low-temperature plasma of a gas discharge initiated in an interelectrode gap where one electrode is a liquid jet cathode and the other is a metallic anode has been carried out. Data are presented for the physical and spectral characteristics of the discharge and plasma composition. The electron concentration and temperature, as well as the vibrational and rotational temperatures of the heavy component have been estimated. The form and type of the discharge and also gas-hydrodynamic and thermal processes at the interface are described.