Off-axis merging of leader channels in a high-voltage atmospheric dischargeстатья
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Аннотация:Adual-wavelengthhigh-sensitivity laser diagnostic based on a Nd:YAG laser (532 and 1064nm, pulseduration of 7ns) was applied to a laboratory high-voltage atmospheric discharge. The applied voltage was 1MV, and the discharge current reached 10kA. The discharge gap length was 0.55m. The electrodes consisted of a pointed cathode inside a smooth-rim cone and a hemispherical mesh anode. The voltage pulse duration was about 1µs with a rise time of 150–200 ns. The closure regions of a cathode-directed leader and ananode-directed leader were visualized. Electron density profiles were obtained in both leader channels. Distinct differences in the plasma structure of the two leaders during off-axis merging were revealed.