Theoretical simulation of high-voltage discharge with runaway electrons in sulfur hexafluoride at atmospheric pressure

Andrey V. Kozyrev; Vasily Yu. Kozhevnikov; Natalia S. Semeniuk

doi:10.1016/j.mre.2016.10.001

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