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Meek criterion: a standalone construct

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Plasma physics

condition for spark breakdown in which an electron avalanche's own space-charge field becomes comparable to the applied field, launching a streamer.

In plasma physics, Meek criterion refers to condition for spark breakdown in which an electron avalanche's own space-charge field becomes comparable to the applied field, launching a streamer. This meaning comes from Meek (1940) in Physical Review.[1]

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References

Meek, J. M. (1940). A Theory of Spark Discharge. Physical Review, 57(8), 722-728. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.57.722

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