This paper reports optical emission spectroscopy measurements resolved laterally within a single microdischarge during the negative half-cycle of a sinusoidally driven dielectric barrier discharge. The maximum values of the reduced electric field, vibrational temperature of N2(C3Πu), and rotational temperature of N2+(B2Σu+) were approximately 300 Td, 3500 K, and 1200 K, respectively. These values were correlated to the outer-edges of the microdischarge near the plasma-dielectric surface interface. These maximum values were significantly greater than measurements made elsewhere within the microdischarge and suggest a strong sheath at the outer-edges of the microdischarge.

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