• 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