• A 3D kinetic Monte Carlo study of streamer discharges in CO2 

      Marskar, Robert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      We theoretically study the inception and propagation of positive and negative streamers in CO2. Our study is done in 3D, using a newly formulated kinetic Monte Carlo discharge model where the electrons are described as ...
    • Genesis of column sprites: Formation mechanisms and optical structures 

      Marskar, Robert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Sprite discharges are electrical discharges that initiate from the lower ionosphere during intense lightning storms, manifesting themselves optically as flashes of light that last a few milliseconds. This study unravels ...
    • A kinetic Monte Carlo study of positive streamer interaction with complex dielectric surfaces 

      Marskar, Robert; Meyer, Hans Kristian Hygen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      We present a computational study of positive streamers in air propagating over dielectric plates with square channels running orthogonal to the propagation direction. The study uses a newly developed non-kinetic Particle-In-Cell ...
    • Streamer propagation along a profiled dielectric surface 

      Meyer, Hans Kristian Hygen; Marskar, Robert; Gjemdal, Henrik; Mauseth, Frank (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      We investigate the propagation of positive streamers along a profiled dielectric surface in air at atmospheric pressure. Results from experiments and two-dimensional planar low-temperature plasma fluid simulations are ...