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Current, core channel radius, and related parameters of channel plasma in artificially triggered lightning

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Based on plasma physics methods, the relationship among the channel current (i), core channel radius (rcc), and other related parameters including electrical conductivity (σ), thermal conductivity (λe), and thermal diffusion coefficient (DeT) was investigated and strong interdependence was found among these parameters. Then, these dependent relationships together with the measured electron temperature (Te) and electron density (ne), derived from spectral diagnostics, were applied to determine the measured results on the i, rcc, σ, λe, and DeT of channel plasma in artificially triggered lightning along with their measured accuracies. Good accordance can be found with the aid of comparisons with other measurements of the artificially triggered lightning [L. Cai et al., J. Electrost. 109, 103537 (2021)].

Source: Physics of Plasmas

DOI: 10.1063/5.0221897

Authors: Xiaozhi Shen, Mengle Su, Huaming Zhang, Zhaoguang Gao, Yao Xu, Feng Wei

Institutions: Hebei University of Engineering, Tianjin Normal University, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Northwest Normal University

Language: English

Topic: Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4403215782

FWCI: 1.601

Cites: 32

Cited by: 8

Related to: 10