• DocumentCode
    1221988
  • Title

    Design and Structure of an Extended Life High Current Sparkgap

  • Author

    Affinito, D. ; Bar-Avraham, E. ; Fisher, A.

  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1979
  • Firstpage
    162
  • Lastpage
    163
  • Abstract
    The failure modes of a high-current 100-kA 0.6-C sparkgap were studied. The results of the study were used to design and build a high reliability, high-current sparkgap (130-kA 0.7-C). The structure of the sparkgap and the results of the testing are described.
  • Keywords
    Circuit testing; Electrodes; Electron beams; Gas lasers; Magnetic fields; Magnetic switching; Physics; Sparks; Surface cracks; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.1979.4317222
  • Filename
    4317222