Multilayer high gradient insulator technology

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 334-339

  Sampayan, S E ^a   Vitello, P A ^a   Krogh, M L ^b   Elizondo, J M ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Allied Signal Federal Manuf and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF SOLIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTILAYERS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

MULTILAYER HIGH GRADIENT INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

ELECTRIC INSULATING MATERIALS;

EID: 0033716641     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.848910     Document Type: Article

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