Breakdown probability and size effect in liquid helium

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 321-333

  Gerhold, J ^a   Hubmann, M ^a   Telser, E ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF GASES; PROBABILITY; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

GOMPERTZ FUNCTION; SIZE EFFECT DEGRADATION;

SUPERFLUID HELIUM;

EID: 0032095802     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.689421     Document Type: Article

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