KINETIC-THEORY OF RUNAWAY AIR BREAKDOWN

被引：132
作者：
ROUSSELDUPRE, RA
GUREVICH, AV
TUNNELL, T
MILIKH, GM
机构：
[1] PN LEBEDEV PHYS INST,MOSCOW 117924,RUSSIA
[2] EG&G ENERGY MEASUREMENTS INC,LOS ALAMOS,NM 87544
[3] UNIV MARYLAND,DEPT ASTRON,COLL PK,MD 20742
来源：
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 1994年 / 49卷 / 03期
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D O I：
10.1103/PhysRevE.49.2257
中图分类号：
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号：
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要：
The kinetic theory for an air breakdown mechanism advanced in a previous paper [Phys. Lett. A 165, 463 (1992)] is developed. The relevant form of the Boltzmann equation is derived and the particle orbits in both velocity space and configuration space are computed. A numerical solution of the Boltzmann equation, assuming a spatially uniform electric field, is obtained and the temporal evolution of the electron velocity distribution function is described. The results of our analysis are used to estimate the magnitude of potential x-ray emissions from discharges in thunderstorms.
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页码：2257 / 2271
页数：15
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