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1Institute of Applied Physics, Munster University, Corrensstrasse 2/4, D-48149 Munster, Germany.
Abstract:
A planar dc gas discharge system with a high Ohmic semiconductor cathode is investigated with respect to temporal destabilization of the stationary homogeneous state. A subcritical Hopf bifurcation is observed, leading to a spatial homogeneous oscillation. The dependence of the oscillator's properties on control parameters is investigated. By applying spatial nonuniform optical control of the semiconductor cathode, several domains that may oscillate on different frequencies can be created. These spatially homogeneous domains can interact with each other through common boundaries. By adjusting the strength of coupling of the domains, their interaction can be controlled. In this interaction, regularities have been found that are, in some aspects, similar to those observed in externally driven nonlinear oscillators.
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