Experiments

Erosive capillary discharge in open dischargers (Avramenko mode)
Radially slotted discharge
Erosive capillary discharges in closed polymer dischargers

Sheafs and jets
Small size and point-like autonomous objects

High luminance objects
Explosive objects
Floating objects

Penetration of the objects through the polymer wall without destroying it.
Large autonomous plasma formations

Plasma torus
Irregular shape objects
Quasi-spherical objects

Other
Read articles:

Emelin S.E., Pirozerski A.L., Skvortsov G.E., Bychkov V.L. Physical conditions of the ball lightning ejection caused by interaction of electrical discharge with metal and polymer. // Abridged version of this paper is reported on 7th International Symposium on Ball Lightning (ISBL-01), July 26-29 2001, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Preprint physics/0107059.
S.E. Emelin. Conditions for non-stationary discharge initiation into "burning-through" mode. // 11th Russian Conference on Cold Nuclear Transmutation and Ball Lightning (RCCNT&BL –11), September 28 – October 5, 2003, Dagomys. Preprint physics/0306158 (21 Jun 2003).

High voltage erosional water discharge

Overview and different stages of the discharge

Initial stage - "spider"
Formation of plasma column and/or mushroom-shaped object
Formation of an autonomous object (LLPF-WD)
Relaxation stage

Autonomous objects

Evidences of energy storing - experiments on interaction of the objects with cotton wool and metal wires
Spectral characteristics of LLPF-WD
Some effects - guiding, branching, and splitting of the objects
Amusing shape plasmoids
Read articles:

Emelin S.E., Pirozerski A.L., Egorov A.I., Stepanov S.I., Bychkov V.L. Ball lightning modeling via electrical discharge through the surface of a weak water solution.(MS Word2000, 200Kb, in russian) //The 10^th Russian Conference on Cold Nuclear Transmutation and Ball Lightning (RCCNT&BL –10), September 29 – October 6, 2002, Dagomys, and The international conference "Abnormal effects in physics of high densities of energy (macro and microcosmos)", September 23-27, 2002, Yalta.
S.I.Stepanov, A.I.Egorov, G.D.Shabanov. Long-living luminous plasmoids, arising from electric discharge in the moist air (only in russian). // 5th Russian Conference on Atmospheric Electricity (RCAE-5), Vladimir, 21-26 September 2003.

Long-living plasma formations obtained by metal wire burning

Read article:

A.L.Pirozerski and S.E. Emelin. Long-living plasma formations arising from metal wires burning. //The international conference "Abnormal effects in physics of high densities of energy (macro and microcosmos)", September 23-27, 2002, Yalta, and The 10th Russian Conference on Cold Nuclear Transmutation and Ball Lightning (RCCNT&BL –10), September 29 – October 6, 2002, Dagomys. Preprint physics/0107059.

See slides which will be shown during our report "Long-living plasma formations arising from metal wires burning" on the international conference "Abnormal effects in physics of high densities of energy (macro and microcosmos)", September 23-27, 2002, Yalta, and on the 10th Russian Conference on Cold Nuclear Transmutation and Ball Lightning (RCCNT&BL –10), September 29 – October 6, 2002, Dagomys.

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