Electric field breakdown characteristics of molybdenum and carbon-based electrodes under conditions where ions are being extracted

Conference Record of the International Power Modulator Symposium and High Voltage Workshop

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 28-32

  Martinez, Rafael A ^a   Williams, John D ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHARGE DISTRIBUTION; CHARGE TRANSFER; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC LOAD DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE SOURCES; GRAPHITE; ION EXCHANGE; ION PROPULSION; ION SOURCES; METALLIZING; MODULATION; MOLYBDENUM; OPTICAL DESIGN; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PROPULSION; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

APPLIED ELECTRIC FIELD; BEAMLET; BREAKDOWN (BD); CANDIDATE MATERIALS; CARBON BASED ELECTRODES; CARBON/CARBON COMPOSITES; ELECTRIC FIELD BREAKDOWN (EBD); ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRO-MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (EMI); FLAT PLATES; HIGH-VOLTAGE (HV); INTERNATIONAL (CO); ION OPTICS SYSTEM (IOS); ION THRUSTERS; POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (PDS); POWER PROCESSING; POWER PRODUCTION; PYROLY TIC GRAPHITE; SATELLITE PROPULSION SYSTEMS;

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EID: 48349099244     PISSN: 10768467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MODSYM.2006.365175     Document Type: Conference Paper

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