[TCML] RE: Spontaneous streamer breakouts

[Lau, Gary]

It's not clear what you mean by spontaneous breakouts.  Do you mean streamers that terminate to the air, rather than a specific solid target?

Gary Lau
MA, USA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tesla-bounces at pupman.com [mailto:tesla-bounces at pupman.com] On
> Behalf Of Stephen J. Hobley
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 11:47 AM
> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> Subject: [TCML] Spontaneous streamer breakouts
>
> Can someone explain what causes spontaneous streamer breakouts please?
> We had to "tease" the sparks out of the toroid on Saturday night using our
> discharge wand.
>
> What factors make the spontaneous breakouts occur, and where are they trying to
> get to?
> (Mentally I'm picturing the equivalent of condensation nuclei - like in my beer glass)
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>