Flashover characteristic of epoxy composites filled with different micro-inorganic oxide particles under nanosecond pulse in vacuum

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 195-203

  Chen, Yu ^a   Cheng, Yonghong ^a   Wu, Kai ^a   Nelson, J Keith ^b   Dissado, Leonard A ^c   Li, Shengtao ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epoxy composites; Microscale inorganic oxide particles; Pulsed vacuum flashover; Secondary electron emission (SEE); Thermally stimulated current

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; ELECTRON EMISSION; EPOXY RESINS; FLASHOVER; MACHINE DESIGN; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PULSE CIRCUITS; SECONDARY EMISSION; SIGNAL GENERATORS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; VACUUM;

EPOXY COMPOSITES; MICROSCALE INORGANIC OXIDE PARTICLES; PULSED VACUUM FLASHOVER; SECONDARY ELECTRON EMISSION (SEE); THERMALLY STIMULATED CURRENT;

PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 58549087388     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.2005674     Document Type: Article

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