Problem with Ansys Maxwell "current leak to the air"

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The forum discussion centers on a user encountering a "current leak to the air" error while simulating an electric plasma arc using Ansys Maxwell. The user has set up a vacuum region that constitutes 50% of the sides and touches the current input and output regions. Despite refining the mesh, the issue persists. Participants suggest checking the applied voltage and the vacuum conditions in the simulation, as well as referencing the Paschen Curve for guidance on achieving accurate results.

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Hi everyone, I am currently trying to simulate an electric plasma arc (tip to tip configuration), same as the one shown in the picture here, I made the vacuum region such as it is 50% from the sides, and touches the current in and out region
However when I run the analysis, I am getting the following error "current leak to the air"
Anyone can help me figure out what the issue might be and how to fix it? I tried a more refined mesh too, same issue
any tip is appreciated I am still new to maxwell
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