Stationary discharge sustained by electron thermal conduction for emergence of a magnetic flux through an insulator surface

This paper considers a stationary surface discharge that arises when a magnetic flux emerges through an insulator surface (H-pushed discharge). It is assumed that the heat flux in the discharge is determined only by the electron thermal conductivity of the ionized vapor of the insulator and the Nernst effect. The main parameters of the discharge and the structure of the current layer are determined for the case of strong magnetic fields (above 0.1 MOe) and an aluminum oxide insulator.