Measurement and analysis of partial lightning currents in a head phantom.

Direct lightning strikes to the human head can lead to various effects, ranging from burnings to death. The biological and physical mechanisms of a direct lightning strike in the human head are not well understood. The aim of this paper is to design an experimental setup to measure the spatial and t...

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Main Authors: René Machts, Alexander Hunold, Christian Drebenstedt, Michael Rock, Carsten Leu, Jens Haueisen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223133