In this review we describe a transient type of gas discharge which is commonly called a
streamer discharge, as well as a few related phenomena in pulsed discharges. Streamers …

Despite being one of the most familiar and widely recognized natural phenomena, lightning
remains relatively poorly understood. Even the most basic questions of how lightning is …

This paper presents formulation of computationally efficient models of photoionization
produced by non-thermal gas discharges in air based on three-group Eddington and …

The results are given of an experimental investigation of a cathode-directed streamer
discharge in synthetic air in the pressure range from 760 to 300 torr and their comparison …

We present and compare six simulation codes for positive streamer discharges from six
different research groups. Four groups use a fully self-implemented code and two make use …

Positive and negative streamers are studied in ambient air at 1 bar; they emerge from a
needle electrode placed 40 mm above a planar electrode. The amplitudes of the applied …

Streamers are thin filamentary plasmas that can initiate spark discharges in relatively short
(several centimeters) gaps at near ground pressures and are also known to act as the …

A full time-dependent kinetic study is presented for the main microscopic collisional and
radiative processes underlying the optical flashes associated with an impulsive (τ= 5 µs) …

We simulate short positive and negative streamers in air at standard temperature and
pressure. First, double-headed streamers in homogeneous electric fields of 50 kV cm− 1 are …

We present an open-source plasma fluid code for 2D, cylindrical and 3D simulations of
streamer discharges. The code is based on the Afivo framework, which features adaptive …