Streamer discharges generated by nanosecond high-voltage pulses have gained attraction for a variety of reasons, but mainly because they are very efficient for a number of plasma-processing applications. More specifically, researchers have noted that the pulse duration and the rise time of the applied high-voltage pulse have a significant influence on the radical yield of the transient plasmas generated with these pulses; shorter pulses result in higher yields. With the need to study transient plasmas generated by these short pulses comes the need to understand how to generate those pulses and to understand the interaction between the pulse source and the discharge. In this topical review, we will explore the different methods with which to generate nanosecond high-voltage pulses, how the interaction between the pulse source and the discharge may influence the source and the discharge and how to optimize the energy transfer from the pulse source to the discharge.

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纳秒脉冲流光放电第一部分：生成、源-等离子体相互作用和能效优化

由于各种原因，由纳秒高压脉冲产生的流光放电引起了人们的关注，但主要是因为它们对于许多等离子体处理应用非常有效。更具体地说，研究人员已经注意到，施加的高压脉冲的脉冲持续时间和上升时间对这些脉冲产生的瞬态等离子体的自由基产率有显着影响。更短的脉冲导致更高的产量。由于需要研究由这些短脉冲产生的瞬态等离子体，因此需要了解如何产生这些脉冲以及了解脉冲源和放电之间的相互作用。在这篇专题评论中，我们将探讨产生纳秒高压脉冲的不同方法，