• DocumentCode
    3217556
  • Title

    Electron avalanches in argon gas

  • Author

    Rodrigues, C.A. ; Mahajan, S.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. Tennessee Technol. Univ., Cookeville, TN, USA
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    7-9 Mar 1993
  • Firstpage
    151
  • Lastpage
    154
  • Abstract
    Measurement of electron avalanches using the pulsed Townsend technique is reported. Problems posed by the poor dielectric breakdown strength of the argon gas are discussed. Preliminary results and several critical requirements for such measurements are presented
  • Keywords
    Townsend discharge; argon; electric strength; electron avalanches; gaseous insulation; measurement by laser beam; Ar gas; dielectric breakdown strength; electron avalanches; measurements; pulsed Townsend technique; Argon; Cathodes; Dielectric breakdown; Dielectric measurements; Electrodes; Electrons; Nitrogen; Power supplies; Pulse measurements; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    System Theory, 1993. Proceedings SSST '93., Twenty-Fifth Southeastern Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Tuscaloosa, AL
  • ISSN
    0094-2898
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-3560-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SSST.1993.522760
  • Filename
    522760
    • Link To Document
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