DocumentCode
1222548
Title
Erosion of Spark Gap Electrodes
Author
Petr, R.A. ; Burkes, T.R.
Volume
8
Issue
3
fYear
1980
Firstpage
149
Lastpage
153
Abstract
The erosion characteristics of spark gap electrodes operating with 10- and 20-¿s square current pulses for various materials is presented. Cathode spot size and criteria for anode spot formation are estimated. Also, the effect of the acoustic properties on electrode erosion is described.
Keywords
Acceleration; Acoustic pulses; Anodes; Arc discharges; Cathodes; Electrodes; Electron emission; Plasma temperature; Spark gaps; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.1980.4317292
Filename
4317292
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