Title :
Influence of the type of the cathode on characteristics of ionization waves
Author :
Arefjev, A.S. ; Yudaev, Yu.A.
Author_Institution :
Ryazan State Radioeng. Acad.
Abstract :
The influence of various type of cathode on dynamic characteristics of waves of ionization is experimentally defined. It is established that at the initiation of a discharge by impulses of negative polarity the maximum of the propagation velocity of waves is observed at the cold cathode, and the best sharpening of the forward front of the output current impulse is at the heated cathode. The mechanism of the given phenomenon is considered
Keywords :
cathodes; discharges (electric); gas-discharge tubes; ionisation; cathode; cold cathode; current impulse forward front sharpening; discharge initiation; dynamic characteristics; gas discharge gap; heated cathode; ionization waves; negative polarity impulses; output current impulse; wave propagation velocity; Cathodes; Delay; Discharges; Electric breakdown; Electric variables measurement; Electrodes; Ionization; Plasma measurements; Probes; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, 1998. Proceedings ISDEIV. XVIIIth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Eindhoven
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3953-3
DOI :
10.1109/DEIV.1998.740586
