title: Remote electrical arc suppression by laser filamentation.
abstract: We investigate the interaction of narrow plasma channels formed in the filamentation of ultrashort laser pulses, with a DC high voltage. The laser filaments prevent electrical arcs by triggering corona that neutralize the high-voltage electrodes. This phenomenon, that relies on the electric field modulation and free electron release around the filament, opens new prospects to lightning and over-voltage mitigation.
authors.forename: Elise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mongin
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kasparian
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wolf