Subnanosecond breakdown in argon at high overvoltages

Digest of Technical Papers-IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 423-426

  Krompholz, H ^a   Hatfield, L L ^a   Neuber, A ^a   Hemmert, D ^a   Kohl, K ^a   Chaparro, J ^a  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED FIELDS; BREAKDOWN (BD); OVER-VOLTAGES; PULSED-POWER; SUBNANOSECOND; SURFACE FLASHOVER;

ARGON;

INERT GASES;

EID: 45149094621     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PPC.2005.300679     Document Type: Conference Paper

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