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High-current electrical discharge induced in the air by laser filamentation

Authors: Aurélien HOUARD, Yves-Bernard ANDRÉ, André MYSYROWICZ, Michel PELLET

Publication date: February 10, 2008

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AUTHORS

  • Aurélien HOUARD

  • Yves-Bernard ANDRÉ

  • André MYSYROWICZ

  • Michel PELLET

 INTRODUCTION

At a time when high-speed trains are booming, electrical collection by means of a pantograph rubbing against a catenary remains one of the Achilles' heels of their high-speed operation. We have tested an innovative idea that could eventually provide a solution to this problem. The idea is to capture the current without mechanical contact. The catenary-pantograph link would be made via a conductive plasma created by a laser emitting ultra-short, intense laser pulses. An initial series of experiments at the SNCF test center in Vitry has produced promising results.

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