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IT is generally believed, though direct evidence has so far been lacking, that the first stage in the preliminaries to spark break-down is the passage from cathode to anode of an electron avalanche. It has been suggested that the real break-down occurs after the passage of this avalanche and proceeds from anode to cathode as a thermally ionised tongue.
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SCHONLAND, B., COLLENS, H. Development of the Lightning Discharge. Nature 132, 407–408 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132407b0
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