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Physical arguments about the possible mechanism of formation of a leader channel are presented. A mathematical model describing steady-state leader breakdown is constructed. An algorithm for determining the propagation velocity, dimensions, and electric field in the streamer zone is developed. A numerical simulation of the channel formation stage in the plasma of a streamer zone a nitrogen atmosphere is performed. The dependence of the leader velocity on the potential is obtained. The tentative model proposed here can be used to describe the leader breakdown of a long gap at high positive potentials.
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Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 68, 37–44 (June 1998)
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Ivanovskii, A.V. Steady-state leader breakdown. Nitrogen atmosphere. Tech. Phys. 43, 648–654 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1259047
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