Title :
Increasing the electric strength of vacuum insulation by treating the electrodes with a low-energy, high-current electron beam
Author :
Batrakov, A.V. ; Nazarov, D.S. ; Ozur, G.E. ; Popov, S.A. ; Proskurovsky, D.I. ; Rotshtein, V.P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of High-Current Electron., Acad. of Sci., Tomsk, Russia
Abstract :
The paper is devoted to the study of how the irradiation of the electrode surface with a low-energy, high-current electron beam affects the prebreakdown current and the electric strength of the vacuum insulation. This study is an extension of the work by A.V. Batrakov et al. (see Proc. XVI Int. Symp. on Discharges and Elect. Insul. in Vacuum, p.360, 1994). Experiments have been performed for 0.1-mm vacuum gaps formed by refractory-metal electrodes and for millimeter vacuum gaps with a pulsed voltage of amplitude 250 kV and duration 30-100 ns
Keywords :
electric strength; electrodes; electron beam effects; insulation testing; refractories; vacuum breakdown; vacuum insulation; 0.1 mm; 250 kV; 30 to 100 ns; electric strength increase; low-energy high-current electron beam; millimeter vacuum gaps; prebreakdown current; pulsed voltage; refractory-metal electrodes; vacuum gaps; vacuum insulation; Cleaning; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electrodes; Electron beams; Surface contamination; Surface discharges; Surface treatment; Vacuum breakdown; Vacuum technology; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, 1996. Proceedings. ISDEIV., XVIIth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Berkeley, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2906-6
DOI :
10.1109/DEIV.1996.545408
