 A Generalized Townsend's Theory for Paschen Curves in Planar, Cylindrical, and Spherical Geometries in Planetary Atmospheres by Jeremy A. Riousset and others

By Jeremy A. Riousset, Joshua S. Méndez Harper, Josef Dufek, Jared P. Nelson, Annelisa B. Esparza.

Primary research paper; classical planar Townsend criterion, empirical ionization coefficient and limits of its geometric assumptions. Full byline verified on the primary publisher page.

Publisher: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022JD038427 . The published five-author byline above differs from the earlier arXiv version, which also lists Jacob A. Engle; author contributions are reported in the published article.