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Results are presented from experimental studies of autonomous long-lived plasma objects in free atmosphere with a visible afterglow lasting 2 s. The experimental setup is described, and the energy conditions ensuring the generation of such plasma objects are determined.
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Translated from Zhurnal Tekhnichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 75, No. 3, 2005, pp. 98–101.
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Furov, L.V. Generation of autonomous long-lived plasma objects in free atmosphere. Tech. Phys. 50, 380–383 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1884742
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