Research progress on evolution phenomena and mechanisms of repetitively pulsed streamer discharge

Zheng Zhao; Chenjie Li; Xing Zhang; Xuchu Yuan; Anbang Sun; Jiangtao Li

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202133.210083

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