3 July 2013 · First online (indexed publication record)
David M Friday, Peter B Broughton, Tanner A Lee and colleagues
The journal of physical chemistry. A · Laboratory plasmoid study
Researchers examined ball-lightning-like plasmoids formed above an electrolyte discharge, testing how solution chemistry affected their size and lifetime.
Method and scope
High-speed schlieren imaging and infrared absorption spectroscopy investigated structure, mixing and chemical signatures while electrolyte acidity was varied.
What to keep in mind
The authors study a laboratory analogue whose underlying processes remain incompletely understood. It should not be presented as a settled explanation of natural ball lightning.
Original paper & source
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DOI: 10.1021/jp400001y
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