Vol. 33, issue 11, article # 11

Abstract:

The conditions for the formation of ball and cylindrical streamers in a corona discharge were studied. It is shown that formation of cylindrical streamers from a positive tip or from a plasma at a positive tip can explain the stepwise progression of the main negative leader in lightning and during the breakdown of long gaps.

Keywords:

ball/spherical streamer, cylindrical streamer, lightning, basic/generic negative leader, space/volume leader

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