On the Problem of Critical Electric Field of Atmospheric Air

It is traditionally accepted to define the dielectric strength of air as an electric field corresponding to the balance between the rates of impact ionization and electrons’ attachment to neutrals. Its reduced value is known to be about 110 Td regardless of the altitude above the mean sea level. In...

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Main Authors: Artem Syssoev, Dmitry Iudin, Fedor Iudin, Vitaly Klimashov, Alexey Emelyanov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/8/1046