High power microwave surface flashover seed electron production methods

Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, IPMHVC 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 141-144

  Thomas, M ^a   Foster, J ^a   Krompholz, H ^a   Neuber, A ^a  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; AVERAGE DELAY; COAXIAL MAGNETRONS; DELAY TIME; DEVELOPMENTAL MECHANISMS; DISTRIBUTED SOURCES; ELECTRON IONS; FAST RISE TIME PULSE; FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS; GAS PRESSURES; HIGH POWER MICROWAVES; PARTICLE CREATION; PULSE RISETIME; RADIOACTIVE SOURCES; SEED ELECTRONS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SPARK-GAPS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; SUB-MICROSECOND; SURFACE FLASHOVER; TEST CHAMBERS; TIME-SCALES; UV ILLUMINATIONS; VACUUM ENVIRONMENT;

ALPHA PARTICLES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FLASHOVER; IONIZATION OF GASES; MAGNETRONS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

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EID: 80051731867     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IPMHVC.2010.5958314     Document Type: Conference Paper

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