From: "Barton B. Anderson"
Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 17:23:46 +0000
Subject: Re: [TSSP] Racing arcs
Hi Paul, Boris, All, Paul wrote: > I'll have to think about this development a little more. But one > thing comes to mind - this should imply that the streamer roots > on the topload will try to space themselves as far apart from each > other as they can, because as one streamer forms, its addition to > the space charge above that region of the topload will tend to > suppress further new streamers in that area. Only away from that > root will the surface field attempt to exceed 26kV/cm and start > a new streamer. Indeed! I'll second John's observations. Last night when I applied moderate power without breakout point, I was getting 1 to 2 streamers. When 2 streamers formed, they formed on opposite sides of the toroid, 180 degrees apart. Bart
Maintainer Paul Nicholson, paul@abelian.demon.co.uk.