Breakdown delay times for subnanosecond gas discharges at pressures below one atmosphere

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5 PART 3, 2008, Pages 2505-2511

  Chaparro, Jordan E ^a   Justis, William ^a   Krompholz, Hermann G ^a   Hatfield, Lynn L ^a   Neuber, Andreas A ^a  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anodes; Breakdown voltage; Delay; Discharges; Electric breakdown; Gas discharges; High overvoltages; Ionization; Runaway electrons; Subnanosecond regime; Voltage measurement

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ARGON; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATOMS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; GAS DISCHARGE TUBES; GLOW DISCHARGES; INERT GASES; IONIZATION; IONIZATION OF GASES; METAL FOIL; MOSFET DEVICES; SURFACE DISCHARGES; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE; DELAY; DISCHARGES; GAS DISCHARGES; HIGH OVERVOLTAGES; RUNAWAY ELECTRONS; SUBNANOSECOND REGIME;

VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

EID: 60049097222     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.2004365     Document Type: Article

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