Modeling of the final jump phase of a positive lightning leader

2020/01/14 by Nikolai I. Petrov, Petrov, N. I., Г. Н. Петрова +1
Environmental Science · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Applied Physics (physics.app-ph) #Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics (physics.ao-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Fire effects on ecosystems #High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena #Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena #Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2001.04824

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Abstract

Behavior of the potential and electric field intensity at the front of a lightning leader channel taking into account the influence of space charges injected by the streamers is investigated theoretically. Analytical solutions of Poisson equation are found for different laws of charge density distribution in the streamer zone. Influence of the streamer zone parameters on the formation of final jump phase of a leader is investigated.

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