• DocumentCode
    563217
  • Title

    Electrical breakdown of submillimeter water gaps

  • Author

    Schoenbach, K.H. ; Cooper, J. ; Garner, A. ; Goan, B. ; Joshi, R.P. ; Kolb, J. ; Katsuki, S. ; Kono, C.S. ; Laroussi, C.M. ; Leipold, F. ; Lu, X. ; Mallot, C.C. ; Quian, J. ; Xiao, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    23-28 June 2002
  • Firstpage
    111
  • Lastpage
    114
  • Abstract
    Electrical breakdown and recovery processes in water have been studied using electrical and nanosecond optical diagnostics. The breakdown electric field in submillimeter gaps with 200 ns voltage pulses applied has been measured as 1 MV/cm, the rate of current rise during breakdown reaches 4⋅1011 A/s. The switch recovery time is determined by expansion and decay of a vapor bubble. The experimental results, together with the results of a model with a percolative approach, provide design criteria for compact, high power, high repetition rate, liquid-switch pulse generators.
  • Keywords
    Generators; Lasers; Simulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    High-Power Particle Beams (BEAMS), 2002 14th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • ISSN
    0094-243X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7354-0107-5
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6219405
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=563217