Variation Example 5 shown in
Variation Examples 1 to 5 can ensure a certain distance on a creepage distance and/or a clearance distance between the high-voltage electrode 14 and the low-voltage electrode 20. As a result, this configurations prevent materials constituting these configurations from mixing into the plasma as impurities. They also prevents the electrode wear and the damage to the power supply unit, thus leading to extending the service life of the device. These measures that ensure the creepage distance enable the end of the high-voltage electrode 14 that is closer to the blowout outlet 30 to be positioned closer to the blowout outlet 30, thus achieving highly efficient plasma generation.