Dynamic Prebreakdown Current Measurement of Nanotips-Based Gas Ionization Sensor Application at Ambient Atmosphere

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 435-440

  Meng, Fanli ^a   Chen, Yan ^a   Li, Minqiang ^b   Liu, Jinyun ^b   Huang, Jiarui ^b   Liu, Jinhuai ^b   Jia, Yong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF INTELLIGENT MACHINES   (China)

^c ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic measurement; gas ionization sensor (GIS); nanotips; prebreakdown current

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008061034     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: 15581748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2009.2014415     Document Type: Article

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