Progress in the creation of long-lived atmospheric luminous formations in a pulsed electric discharge with an electrolytic electrode
Abstract This work presents an analysis of the research conducted in many countries in recent years on the so-called Gatchina discharge. The findings indicate that the Gatchina discharge exhibits the majority of the characteristics of natural ball lightning, making it the most effective method for reproducing and studying this phenomenon. To a large extent, our new results are based on experiments performed for the first time to visualize dust particles arising in an erosive emission, as well as the formation of vortex flows. These experiments make it possible to explain the ability of the Gatchina discharge to maintain its shape for a long time in the afterglow.
Authors
- Chengxun Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2308-6703)
- N. Chen
- Jingfeng Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4094-9782)
- Shixin Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2180-2187)
- A. A. Kudryavtsev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2232-2954)
- Ling Miao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5299-2433)
- Jianfei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4901-5206)
- G. D. Shabanov
- Aleksandr Astafiev
Institutions
- Harbin Institute of Technology (CN)
- Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University (RU)
- Heilongjiang Provincial Science and Technology Department (CN)
- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plasma Science and Technology
- Published
- 2024-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-6272/ad7b05
- Primary Topic
- Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China