Microwave Diagnostics of Electrical Discharges in an Artificial Cloud of Charged Water Drops

The microwave diagnostics of discharges occurring in an artificial cloud of charged water droplets created in an open air simulating the environment of thunderclouds is implemented. An artificial cloud with a droplet size of about 1 µm is opaque in the visible range, so intra-cloud discharges are no...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Technical physics 2023-12, Vol.68 (Suppl 2), p.S251-S256
Main Authors: Bogatov, N. A., Syssoev, V. S., Sukharevsky, D. I., Naumova, M. Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial clouds
Classical and Continuum Physics
Clouds
Droplets
Electric discharges
Electric sparks
Intracloud discharges
Microwave attenuation
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Radiation
Water drops
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The microwave diagnostics of discharges occurring in an artificial cloud of charged water droplets created in an open air simulating the environment of thunderclouds is implemented. An artificial cloud with a droplet size of about 1 µm is opaque in the visible range, so intra-cloud discharges are not available for investigation by traditional methods in the spark discharge physics based on the registration of visible discharge radiation. Microwaves pass through such a cloud without noticeable attenuation, they interact only with the plasma of discharges occurring in the cloud. The probing microwave radiation had a wavelength of 8 mm. The attenuation of microwaves passed through the cloud was measured with temporary resolution of about 10 ns. The temporal characteristics of intracloud discharges were investigated.
ISSN:1063-7842
1090-6525
DOI:10.1134/S106378422390005X