X-rays from laboratory sparks in air: The relationship between runaway electrons and the electric field

2012 31st International Conference on Lightning Protection, ICLP 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  March, Victor ^a   Montanyà, Joan ^a   Romero, David ^a   Solà, Glòria ^a   Van Der Welde, Oscar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Runaway electrons; TGF; X rays

Indexed keywords

FIELD DERIVATIVES; GAP DISTANCES; IMPULSE VOLTAGE; PEAK VOLTAGE; RISETIMES; RUNAWAY ELECTRONS; TGF; VOLTAGE IMPULSE;

LIGHTNING PROTECTION; X RAYS;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

EID: 84870654186     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICLP.2012.6344375     Document Type: Conference Paper

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