Title :
Sprite Streamers Imaged at Different Exposure Times
Author :
Liu, Ningyu ; Pasko, Victor P. ; Stenbaek-Nielsen, Hans C. ; McHarg, Matthew G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Space Sci., Florida Inst. of Technol., Melbourne, FL, USA
Abstract :
This paper investigates the appearance of sprite streamer discharges imaged at different exposure times. Both observational and modeling results are presented to illustrate that the formation of luminous filamentary channels in sprites is caused by bright and fast-moving sprite streamer heads.
Keywords :
corona; plasma diagnostics; plasma simulation; bright sprite streamer head; exposure times; fast-moving sprite streamer head; luminous filamentary channel formation; sprite streamer discharges; Acceleration; Atmospheric modeling; Head; Image resolution; Optical imaging; Sprites (computer); Streaming media; Optical emissions; sprites; streamer coronae;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2011.2159517
