A fundamental limit on electric fields in air

Details A fundamental limit on electric fields in air A fundamental limit on electric fields in air

Oct 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003georl..30tasc8d&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 30, Issue 20, pp. ASC 8-1, CiteID 2055, DOI 10.1029/2003GL017781

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Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Atmospheric Electricity, Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics, Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Lightning, Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Mesoscale Meteorology, Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Theoretical Modeling

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By modifying the avalanche mode of runaway breakdown to include positive feedback from gamma-rays and positrons, it is found that enormous bursts of energetic radiation can be produced in strong electric fields in air, with peak fluxes up to one billion times greater than from conventional models. These bursts generate so many runaway electrons that the electric field is very rapidly discharged, resulting in a fundamental upper limit on the electric field strength achievable in air. This limit has important implications for the electrification of thunderstorms and the production of lightning.

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