ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN IN THE ATMOSPHERE
Abstract
Results of experiments on breakdown electric fields at L-, X-, and K- band over a large pressure range and in a large number of resonant cavities of different sizes are given. Progress in the beam-type experiments designed to measure attachment and collision cross-sections at very low energies is described. A method of using the experimental data to predict breakdown fields under both pulsed and cw conditions is described. It is considered unlikely that further experimental data on electrical breakdown in the atmosphere at pressures ranging from atmospheric to that at 100 km altitude, and in the frequency range of 100 Mc/s to 100 kMc/s, would lead to conclusions different from those contained herein.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 16, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0282949
Entities
People
- A. D. Macdonald
- H. W. Bandel
Organizations
- Rome Laboratory