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Long-lived plasmoids produced in humid air as analogues of ball lightning

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The results of an experimental study of long-lived plasmoids, analogues of ball lightning, are presented. The study focuses mainly on the establishment of the conditions for the prolonged existence of plasmoids in the atmosphere. Experimental setup is described and the observation data displayed in the form of photographic pictures.

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  1. Konstantinov Institute of Nuclear Physics, RAS, Gatchina, Leningrad oblast, 188300, Russia

    A. I. Egorov & S. I. Stepanov

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Translated from Zhurnal Tekhnichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 72, No. 12, 2002, pp. 102–104.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2002 by Egorov, Stepanov.

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Egorov, A.I., Stepanov, S.I. Long-lived plasmoids produced in humid air as analogues of ball lightning. Tech. Phys. 47, 1584–1586 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1529952

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