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LESTINSKY ET AL.: AC MICRODISCHARGES IN POROUS CERAMICSdecrease <strong>of</strong> the discharge current/power at a given voltage. Comparing all ceramics, at the given power and gasmixture, the most homogenous distribution <strong>of</strong> the channels inside the ceramics was observed for the pore size <strong>of</strong>80 µm (Figure 7).N 2 O 2 Air CO 2Figure 6. The effect <strong>of</strong> gas mixture (pore size 80 µm, P ~ 2-4 W).10 µm 30 µm 80 µm 120 µmFigure 7. The effect <strong>of</strong> pore size (P = 6.4 W, 20% O 2 in N 2 ).Figure 8. Emission spectra <strong>of</strong> microdischarges in UV-VIS region (pore size 80 µm, U = 16.5 kV).Figure 8 presents the emission spectra <strong>of</strong> microdischarges in UV-VIS-NIR region taken at the constantpower in mixtures with various amounts <strong>of</strong> oxygen. In nitrogen containing mixtures, the 2 nd positive system <strong>of</strong>N 2 (C 3 Π u – B 3 Π g ), the 1 st positive system <strong>of</strong> N 2 (B 3 Π g – A 3 Σ u + ) and atomic N and O lines were observed.Based on the spectral bands <strong>of</strong> the N 2 2 nd positive system we were able to determine rotational (T r ) andvibrational (T v ) temperatures by fitting the experimental spectra with the simulated ones using Specair s<strong>of</strong>twarefor spectral simulation [6]. Owing to fast collisional relaxation at atmospheric pressure, the gas temperature T gequals with T r . Vibrational temperature T v > T r indicates the non-equilibrium in the plasma. The temperaturesmeasured for the ceramics with 80 µm pore size were the following:N 2 T g ~ T r = (300 ± 50) K T v = (2000 ± 300) K5% O 2 in N 2 T g ~ T r = (350 ± 50) K T v = (2500 ± 300) K20% O 2 in N 2 T g ~ T r = (400 ± 50) K T v = (2800 ± 300) KThe temperatures increased with the increasing amount <strong>of</strong> O 2 . This is because O 2 is an electronegative gasand so decreases the number <strong>of</strong> electrons by attachment under formation <strong>of</strong> negative ions. Higher energy is thusrequired to sustain the discharge at the same parameters than in nitrogen, thus resulting in higher temperatures.137