Electrical and optical DC vacuum emission phenomena from a ceramic-insulated planar electrode configuration

Author

Coaker, Brian M. ; Xu, Ning-Sheng ; Jones, Francis J. ; Latham, Rodney V.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng. & Appl. Phys., Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK

Volume

21

Issue

5

fYear

1993

fDate

10/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

400

Lastpage

406

Abstract

Details are given of an experimental investigation into the DC prebreakdown characteristics of a cylindrical ceramic insulator regime. Current-voltage plots are presented for the radial conduction processes in the surface of the insulator, together with images of the associated optical processes. By employing a third transparent electrode, it is possible to study the effect of an orthogonal field on the radial conduction process. The experimental findings are discussed in terms of electron injection processes from the cathode triple junction and the role played by gas absorbed from the insulator

Keywords

electric breakdown of gases; electric breakdown of solids; electrodes; flashover; plasma production; surface discharges; DC prebreakdown characteristics; DC vacuum emission phenomena; cathode triple junction; ceramic-insulated planar electrode configuration; current-voltage plots; electron injection processes; optical processes; orthogonal field; radial conduction process; radial conduction processes; Anodes; Cathodes; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electrodes; Electron emission; Electron optics; Gas insulation; Optical films; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/27.249615

Filename

249615