Investigation of Plasma Opening Switch Conduction and Opening Mechanisms

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 757-766

  Weber, Bruce V ^a   Commisso, Robert J ^a   Grossmann, John M ^a   Kellogg, James C ^a   Ottinger, Paul F ^a   Goodrich, Phillip J ^b   Hinshelwood, David D ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TITAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC SWITCHES;

PLASMA OPENING SWITCHES; PULSED POWER SYSTEMS;

PLASMA DEVICES;

EID: 0026242048     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.108411     Document Type: Article

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