Self-organized filaments

Self-organization phenomenon observed in a DBD of Ar gas.

Publication related to this:
T. Shirafuji, T. Kitagawa, T. Wakai and K. Tachibana: Observation of self-organized filaments in a dielectric barrier discharge of Ar gas, Appl. Phys. Lett., 83 (12), 2309-2311 (2003).
S. N. Abolmasov, K. Tachibana and T. Shirafuji: Mechanisms of pattern formation in dielectric barrier discharges, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., to be published (2011).