Current, Luminosity, and X-Ray Emission in the Early Phase of Dielectric Surface Flashover in Vacuum

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 223-227

  Hegeler, F ^a   Masten, G ^a   Krompholz, H ^a   Hatfield, L L ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC INSULATING MATERIALS; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; SURFACE DISCHARGES; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; X RAY PRODUCTION;

BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE; DIELECTRIC SURFACE FLASHOVER; ELECTRIC CURRENT AMPLIFICATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE LUMINSOITY; ELECTRIC INSULATOR SURFACES; PREFLASHOVER CURRENT; SOFT X RAY EMISSION; SOLID DIELECTRIC SURFACES; VACUUM ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0027585278     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.219383     Document Type: Article

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