Conditions for non-stationary discharge initiation into "burning-through" mode

2003/06/21 by S. E. Emelin, Emelin, S. E.
Engineering · Medicine · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Plasma Applications and Diagnostics #Plasma Diagnostics and Applications #Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph) #Vacuum and Plasma Arcs #physics.plasm-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0306158

5 pages, 5 figures

arxiv created 2003/06/21 · openalex publication_date 2003/06/21 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

The special form of an electric discharge - "burn-through" in regard to the ball lightning problem has been considered. Having been carried out within closed volume, this mode of erosive discharge has shown the series of clear differences consisting in the high gas density, formation of the metal-polymer aerogel, the percolating current and unusual features of plasma's exhaust. The conditions for its stable origination and the main stages of the discharge process have been ascertained.

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