High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 33, Issue 6, 065001(2021)

Characteristics and mechanisms of streamer discharge in liquids under micro/nano-second pulsed voltages: status and advances

Yuan Li, Jiaye Wen, Linbo Li, Jing Gao, Yaxuan Shi, Zhihao Liu, and Guanjun Zhang
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  • State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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    Received: May. 18, 2021

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    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202133.210190

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