Electrical breakdown in atmospheric air between closely spaced (0.2μm-40μm) Electrical contacts

Electrical Contacts, Proceedings of the Annual Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 245-250

  Slade, P G ^a   Taylor, E D ^a  

^a EATON CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRON AVALANCHE PROCESSES;

ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF GASES; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRONS; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROMETERS;

ELECTRIC CONTACTS;

EID: 0034786047     PISSN: 03614395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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