Role of photoionization in positive streamer dynamics

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1514-1524

  Kulikovsky, A A ^a,b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AIR; APPROXIMATION THEORY; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY GAP; GASES; IONIZING RADIATION; NITROGEN; PHOTOIONIZATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

PHOTOIONIZING RADIATION; POINT TO PLANE GAP; POSITIVE STREAMER DYNAMICS; STREAMER BRANCHING; TWO DIMENSIONAL SIMULATION;

PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

EID: 0033686375     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/33/12/314     Document Type: Article

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