The electric field dependence of air conductivity allows the presence of a metal body to influence the electromagnetic fields generated by an ionizing radiation environment. The numerically determined results illustrate that the interaction can be significant, particularly in weakly ionized media or at low air pressure when air breakdown at the extremities of metallic structures can occur.
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Merewether et al. (1974) studied this question.