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Alternating bright and dark rings in fluorescent lamps are caused by standing waves of plasma density and striations
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Multiple studies on discharge physics confirm that alternating bright and dark rings (striations) in gas discharge plasmas are produced by ionization waves and plasma density modulation.

Evidence for · 3
Ionization waves (striations) in a low-current plasma column revisited with kinetic and fluid models
2022 · cited by 25
The study models ionization waves and striations in plasma columns, confirming the dynamics of alternating bright and dark regions.
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The analysis

Papers [2], [8], and [11] explicitly address the physical mechanisms behind striations and plasma stratification in gas discharges, confirming that alternating bright and dark regions result from ionization waves and plasma density variations. The remaining papers are off-topic or pertain to unrelated phenomena.

More for · 2
Formation and evolution of argon glow discharge striation plasma at high pressure
2022 · cited by 3
The paper investigates argon glow discharge striation plasma, showing how ionization waves lead to longitudinal modulation of plasma parameters and form alternating bright and dark striations.
Simulation of Striations in DC Glow Discharges in Nitrogen
2017 · cited by 1
The study develops a fluid model of standing striations and plasma stratification resulting in successive bright and dark regions in glow discharges.
Everything we examined (12)
  1. Formation of nucleobases in a Miller-Urey reducing atmosphere.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  2. Production of lower hybrid waves and field‐aligned plasma density striations by whistlerspeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  3. Ionization waves (striations) in a low-current plasma column revisited with kinetic and fluid modelspeer-reviewedsupports
  4. A Review of Thin-Film Magnetoelastic Materials for Magnetoelectric Applications.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  5. Condensed Matter Systems Exposed to Radiation: Multiscale Theory, Simulations, and Experiment.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  6. Moving striations in tapered discharge tubepeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  7. Phenotypic Characterization of Acoustically Enriched Extracellular Vesicles from Pathogen-Activated Platelets.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  8. Stationary Striations due to Interaction of Two Ionization Waves in Xenon Glow Dischargepeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  9. Formation and evolution of argon glow discharge striation plasma at high pressurepeer-reviewedsupports
  10. Landmark Publications in Analytical Atomic Spectrometry: Fundamentals and Instrumentation Development.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  11. Tips versus Holes: ×10 Higher Scattering in FIB-made Plasmonic Nanoscale Arrays for Spectral Imaging.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  12. Simulation of Striations in DC Glow Discharges in Nitrogenpeer-reviewedsupports
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first checked05 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8405 Aug 2026
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