The Chicken or the Egg?

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• Subject: The Chicken or the Egg?
• From: "Gregory R. Hunter" <ghunter-at-enterprise-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1998 14:40:24 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Dear List,

I was reading John Freau's response to Gary Weaver's post, "60 inch
discharge spark with resistor", and it made me curious about something
fundamental.  Below is John's question:

<Big Snip>Did you notice if your gap dimmed as the streamer grew in length?

>John Freau

So here's what I'm wondering:  Does breakout cause quenching, or does
quenching cause breakout?  Does one come before the other, or are the two
events linked in a more complicated way?  Just curious.

Greg

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