Simulated avalanche formation around streamers in an overvolted air gap

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 39, Issue 11 PART 1, 2011, Pages 2256-2257

  Li, Chao ^a   Ebert, Ute ^b   Hundsdorfer, Willem ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b CWI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gas discharge; hybrid model; photoionization; streamers

Indexed keywords

AIR-GAPS; AVALANCHE FORMATION; GAS DISCHARGE; HYBRID MODEL; MONTE CARLO PROCEDURES; SINGLE ELECTRON; STANDARD TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES; STREAMERS;

PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 81255157615     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2011.2163528     Document Type: Article

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