Propagation velocity of pulsed streamer discharges in atmospheric air

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 31, Issue 5 II, 2003, Pages 1091-1094

  Namihira, Takao ^a   Wang, Douyan ^a   Katsuki, Sunao ^a   Hackam, Reuben ^b   Akiyama, Hidenori ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmospheric air discharge; Coaxial electrode; Pulsed streamer discharges; Streamer images; Streamer in air; Streamer propagation

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; STREAM FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC AIR DISCHARGES; COAXIAL ELECTRODE; PROPAGATION VELOCITY; PULSED STREAMER DISCHARGES; STREAMER IMAGES; STREAMER IN AIR; STREAMER PROPAGATION;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 0242355114     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2003.818765     Document Type: Article

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