Investigation of electrical breakdown in air using an image processing technique
Video recordings of high-voltage breakdown tracks between electrodes in air have been analysed using an image processing technique. The paper discusses the tortuosity of the breakdown tracks, and a logarithmic distribution of track segment lengths has been found.
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