Phenomenology of subnanosecond gas discharges at pressures below one atmosphere

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3 PART 3, 2006, Pages 927-936

  Krompholz, Herman G ^a   Hatfield, Lynn L ^a   Neuber, Andreas A ^a   Kohl, Kevin P ^a   Chaparro, Jordan E ^a   Han Yong, Ryu ^a,b  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

^b Agency for Defence Development   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gas discharges; High overvoltages; Runaway electrons; Subnanosecond regime

Indexed keywords

APPLIED FIELDS; AVERAGE FORCES; CAPACITIVE VOLTAGE DIVIDERS; CONDUCTION CURRENTS; CROSS SECTIONS; DELAY TIME; DISCHARGE CHANNELS; DRY AIRS; GAP DISTANCES; GAS DISCHARGES; HIGH OVERVOLTAGES; MATCHED LOADS; OPTICAL DIAGNOSTICS; RISE TIME; RUNAWAY ELECTRONS; SIMPLE MODELING; SUBNANOSECOND; SUBNANOSECOND REGIME; SURFACE FLASHOVERS; TEMPORALLY RESOLVED MEASUREMENTS; TEST SYSTEMS; TRANSMISSION LINES; VOLTAGE PULSE; VOLTAGE WAVEFORMS; X-RAY DIAGNOSTICS; X-RAY EMISSIONS;

ARGON; ATOMS; CAMERAS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; GAS DISCHARGE TUBES; GLOW DISCHARGES; ION BEAMS; IONIZATION OF GASES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; X RAY SCATTERING;

VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

EID: 34547910335     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.875824     Document Type: Article

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