Triggering and guiding of megavolt discharges by laser-induced filaments under rain conditions

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 5781-5783

  Ackermann, R ^a   Stelmaszczyk, K ^b   Rohwetter, P ^b   Mejean G ^a   Salmon, E ^a   Yu, J ^a   Kasparian, J ^a   Mechain G ^c   Bergmann, V ^d   Schaper, S ^d   Weise, B ^d   Kumm, T ^d   Rethmeier, K ^d   Kalkner, W ^d   Woste L ^b   Wolf, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

^d TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FILAMENTS (LAMP); IONIZATION; LASER PULSES; LIGHTNING; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY; RAIN;

IONIZED PLASMA CHANNELS; KERR LENS; LASER PROPAGATION; LIGHTNING CONTROL; NANOSECOND LASERS; NONLINEAR PROPAGATION;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 19944433318     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1829165     Document Type: Article

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