Detachment of electrons from atmospheric oxygen molecules in a high electric field |
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Authors: | N. I. Busleev V. L. Bychkov L. P. Grachev I. I. Esakov A. A. Ravaev |
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Affiliation: | 1.Moscow Radiotechnical Institute,Russian Academy of Sciences,Moscow,Russia |
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Abstract: | The results of experiments on the electrical breakdown of air in a quasi-optical microwave beam with a deeply subcritical initial field have been reported. Breakdown has been initiated by a cylindrical vibrator with spherically rounded ends and a vibrator with a tapered end. The experimental data suggest that the amount of initial breakdown-initiating electrons in a breakdown area can be provided by the detachment of electrons from atmospheric oxygen molecules. The effect of detachment depends on the field strength. |
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