Glowing plasma formations in the atmosphere and their reproduction in the laboratory

Autor:	E. T. Protasevich
Rok vydání:	1992
Předmět:	Materials science General Physics and Astronomy Non-equilibrium thermodynamics Ball lightning Mechanics Plasma Atmospheric sciences Lightning Atmosphere Decay time Physics::Plasma Physics Relative humidity Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics Water vapor
Zdroj:	Soviet Physics Journal. 35:275-290
ISSN:	1573-9228 0038-5697
DOI:	10.1007/bf00895776
Popis:	The reasons for the appearance of glowing plasma formations in the real atmosphere are discussed. The results of laboratory modeling of these formations, in which the relative humidity of the air was varied, are reported. There exists a certain optimum concentration of water vapor, which leads to the formation of a cool, nonequilibrium plasma whose decay time is several seconds. Such atmospheric-electricity phenomena as St. Elmo's fire, ball lightning, and bead lightning are discussed as examples. The properties of the cool, nonequilibrium plasma are analyzed as a function of the content of H2O molecules.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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