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Correlation between neutral density variation and optical emission accompanying streamer progression upon application of a lightning impulse
Author(s) -
Fukuchi Tetsuo,
Nemoto Koshichi
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
electrical engineering in japan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1520-6416
pISSN - 0424-7760
DOI - 10.1002/eej.20635
Subject(s) - polarity symbols , impulse (physics) , polarity (international relations) , lightning (connector) , physics , interferometry , spatial correlation , optics , correlation , computational physics , chemistry , mathematics , statistics , biochemistry , power (physics) , breakdown voltage , quantum mechanics , voltage , cell , geometry
Neutral density variations accompanying progression of streamers, which occur upon application of a lightning impulse to an air gap, were observed using laser interferometry. The optical emission accompanying streamer progression was monitored simultaneously. In the case of positive polarity, the spatial distribution of neutral density variations and optical emission showed high correlation. In the case of negative polarity, the correlation was substantially lower, and neutral density variations were often observed when optical emission from the corresponding region was absent. The results showed that the correlation between the spatial distributions of neutral density variations and of optical emission differs largely according to the polarity. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 162(1): 1–6, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.20635