Published January 7, 2009 | Version v1
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Revisiting the momentum-space study of runaway electrons during lightning initiation

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics and Space Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL (United States)

Description

The runaway electron flow in momentum space in weakly ionized air is being revisited. On studying the runaway electron flow in momentum space it was shown that including the scattering of electrons shifts the critical energy for runaway electron generation to higher values.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/42/1/015209

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0022-3727/42/1/015209;
PII
S0022-3727(09)83232-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[4 p.]
ISSN
0022-3727
CODEN
JPAPBE

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41053925
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
AIR; LIGHTNING; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; RUNAWAY ELECTRONS; SCATTERING
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FLUIDS; GASES; LEPTONS; SPACE