Studying transverse volume discharge in a helium-propane mixture

The electrical properties and emission characteristics of plasma formed in a transverse volume discharge in helium-propane (He-C₆H₁₄) mixtures at a total pressure of 3–15 kPa have been studied. The spatial parameters, plasma emission spectra, and current and voltage oscillograms of the discharge, as well as the yield of carbon-containing products of propane decomposition at various pressures and compositions of the He-C₆H₁₄ gas mixture, have been determined.