Simulation of the coronal development in air at radio frequency: The effects of attachment, secondary emission and diffusion

IEE Proceedings: Science, Measurement and Technology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 65-72

  Georghiou, G E ^a   Morrow, R ^b   Metaxas, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MCSIRA Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCIES; NEGATIVE IONS; SECONDARY EMISSION; TRANSIENTS;

CORONA DISCHARGES; FINITE ELEMENT FLUX CORRECTED TRANSPORT; RADIO FREQUENCY;

ELECTRIC CORONA;

EID: 0033904712     PISSN: 13502344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-smt:20000224     Document Type: Article

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