Conductivity and Discharge Guiding Properties of Mid-IR Laser Filaments
  The electric conductivity, HV discharge triggering and guiding capabilities of filaments at 3.9 micrometer in air are investigated in the perspective of lightning control applications, and compared to near-IR filaments in identical conditions 
Denis Mongin, Valentina Shumakova, Skirmantas Ali\v{s}auskas, Audrius   Pugzlys, Elise Schubert, jerome kasparian, Jean Pier...
physics.optics physics.plasm-ph