Transition of Window Breakdown from the Vacuum Multipactor Discharge to the Collisional RF Plasm

Author

Kim, H.C. ; Verboncoeur, J.P. ; Edmiston, G.F. ; Neuber, A.A. ; Lau, Y.Y. ; Gilgenbach, R.M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Nucl. Eng., California Univ.

fYear

0

fDate

0-0 0

Firstpage

31

Lastpage

32

Abstract

In high-power microwave systems, we investigate the transition of breakdown from single surface vacuum multipactor discharge to collisional rf plasma in argon. As the gas pressure increases, electron-neutral collisions prevail against secondary electron emissions. In addition, the discharge formation time is obtained as a function of the gas pressure

Keywords

argon; electric breakdown; electron collisions; electron emission; high-frequency discharges; plasma collision processes; collisional RF plasma; discharge formation time; electron-neutral collisions; gas pressure; high power microwave systems; secondary electron emissions; vacuum multipactor discharge; window breakdown transition; Argon; Dielectric breakdown; Electron emission; Ionization; Power engineering and energy; Radio frequency; Surface discharges; Vacuum breakdown; Vacuum systems; Vacuum technology; High-Power microwaves; Multipactor discharge; Window breakdown;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2006 held Jointly with 2006 IEEE International Vacuum Electron Sources., IEEE International

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0108-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IVELEC.2006.1666169

Filename

1666169