High-power microwave surface flashover of a gas-dielectric interface at 90-760 torr

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 34, Issue 5 I, 2006, Pages 1782-1788

  Edmiston, Gregory ^a   Krile, John ^a   Neuber, Andreas ^a   Dickens, James ^a   Krompholz, Hermann ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric; Breakdown; Dielectric surface; High power microwave (HPM); Surface flashover

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; MICROWAVES;

DIELECTRIC SURFACE; HIGH-POWER MICROWAVE; SURFACE FLASHOVER;

FLASHOVER;

EID: 33750383668     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.883392     Document Type: Conference Paper

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