A Review of the Air Chemistry and Relevant Parameters for the Modelling of the Nuclear Induced Lightning.

Abstract

A review of the relevant processes for the modeling of NIL and their rate coefficients is given. These include the attachment rates, the ionization frequency, the electron temperature, the various recombinations and thermal processes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1984
Accession Number
ADA142818

Entities

People

  • A. W. Ali

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Attachment
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Chemistry
  • Coefficients
  • Collisions
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Energy
  • Electronic States
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Ionization
  • Lightning
  • Measurement
  • Military Research

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics