Ac breakdown in near-atmospheric pressure noble gases: I. Experiment

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 22, 2011, Pages

  Sobota, A ^a   Kanters, J H M ^a   Manders, F ^b   Gendre, M F ^b   Hendriks, J ^b   Van Veldhuizen, E M ^a   Haverlag, M ^a,b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS LIGHTING   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AC BREAKDOWNS; BREAKDOWN PROCESS; ELECTRODE GEOMETRIES; FREQUENCY CHANGES; FREQUENCY RANGES; GAP LENGTH; NOBLE GAS; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; UV IRRADIATION; ELECTRODE GAP; ELECTRODE SURFACES; ELECTRODE SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LAMPS; SECONDARY ELECTRON EMISSIONS; TWO DIMENSIONAL FLUID MODEL; VOLTAGE FREQUENCY;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; INERT GASES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SECONDARY EMISSION;

INERT GASES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 79952955027     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/44/22/224002     Document Type: Article

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