Nanosecond Repetitively Pulsed Plasmas in Preheated Air at Atmospheric Pressure

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David Z Pai

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David Z Pai. Nanosecond Repetitively Pulsed Plasmas in Preheated Air at Atmospheric Pressure.

Plasmas. Ecole Centrale Paris, 2008. English. �tel-01939884�

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