Parametric scaling study of a magnetically insulated thermionic vacuum switch

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 165-172

  Vanderberg, Bo H ^a,b   Eninger, Jan E ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMIONIC TUBES;

MAGNETIC CUTOFF; MAGNETICALLY INSULATED OPENING SWITCH; PULSED POWER GENERATORS; SWITCHING TIME;

SWITCHES;

EID: 0030084727     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.491755     Document Type: Article

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