Investigation of the effect of blocking potential on the static breakdown voltage and discharge initiation in pseudospark switches

Journal Article · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995 · IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/27.402348· OSTI ID:118949

Bochkov, V D; Kolesnikov, A V; Korolev, Y D; Rabotkin, V G; Frantz, O B; Shemyakin, I A ^[1]

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1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk (Russian Federation). High current Electronics Institute

The measurement data on the currents in the pre breakdown phase and the static breakdown voltage for the pseudospark switch with a blocking electrode and a trigger unit based on an auxiliary glow discharge are presented the use of the blocking electrode offers the possibility to extend the range of operation pressures for the switch with conservation of a high level of static breakdown voltage and low level of delay time. It is shown that the effect of the blocking electrode on the static breakdown voltage is due to suppression of the hollow cathode effect in the main gap of the switch.

• OSTI ID: 118949
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 23; ISSN ITPSBD; ISSN 0093-3813
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
BREAKDOWN
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
OPERATION
PLASMA SWITCHES
TRIGGER CIRCUITS