High voltage subnanosecond breakdown

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 874-881

  Mankowski, John ^a   Dickens, James ^a   Kristiansen, Magne ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitive divider; Gas breakdown; Marx bank; Nanosecond breakdown; Point plane geometry; Subnanosecond breakdown; Transformer oil breakdown; Ultra wideband

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF LIQUIDS; INSULATING OIL; MICROWAVES;

MARX BANKS; POINT PLANE GEOMETRY; SUBNANOSECOND BREAKDOWN;

RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032095615     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.700858     Document Type: Article

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