Modeling of the air plasma near the tip of the positive leader

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3 II, 2002, Pages 1339-1349

  Vidal, François ^a   Gallimberti, Ivo ^b   Rizk, Farouk A M ^a   Johnston, Tudor Wyatt ^a   Bondiou Clergerie, Anne ^c   Comtois, Daniel ^a   Kieffer, Jean Claude ^a   La Fontaine, Bruno ^a   Mercure, Hubert P ^d   Pépin, Henri ^a  

^a INRS EMT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Off Natl D'Etud Rech AC   (France)

^d HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold plasma; Leader; Lightning

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COLD PLASMAS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0037246080     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2002.801538     Document Type: Article

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