Title :
High-Energy Ball Lightning Observations
Author :
Nikitin, A.I. ; Bychkov, V.L. ; Nikitina, T.F. ; Velichko, A.M.
Author_Institution :
Talrose Inst. for Energy Problems of Chem. Phys., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
The cases of ball lightning (BL) energy estimations when the energy density of its substance was greater than 1010 J/m3 are described. The high energy can be explained if one assumes that BL energy is a kinetic energy of elements of its core. It is shown that moving particles may be kept inside a heterogeneous system, composed of a unipolarly charged core and a dielectric cover.
Keywords :
lightning; ball lightning energy estimations; dielectric cover; energy density; heterogeneous system; high-energy ball lightning observations; kinetic energy; moving particles; unipolarly charged core; Energy density; Explosions; Kinetic energy; Lightning; Water heating; Ball lightning (BL); energy density; high energy; observations; observations.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2359235
