Plasma Development in the Early Phase of Vacuum Surface Flashover

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 1034-1042

  Masten, G ^a   Muller, T ^a   Hegeler, F ^a   Krompholz, H ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CHARGE CARRIERS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONS; FLASHOVER; LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL SENSORS; STREAK CAMERAS; SURFACE DISCHARGES;

ANGULAR SENSITIVITY; CHARGE CARRIER AMPLIFICATION; DETECTION THRESHOLD; LASER DEFLECTION MEASUREMENT; LUMINOUS PROCESSES; NEUTRAL PARTICLES; VACUUM SURFACE FLASHOVER;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0028708826     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.370253     Document Type: Article

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