NANOSECOND PULSE BREAKDOWN STUDY

Abstract

An estimate is made of the pulse breakdown characteristic for air on the basis of the theory worked out by Gould and Roberts and the available data. The theory is critically ex examined and the consequences of the assumptions made are investigated to insure its applicability to extremely short pulse breakdown. Several possible modifications are advanced which require experimental verification with nanosecond pulse lengths. The possible advantages of using so called high dielectric strength gas is also discussed. Progress on development of a nano second pulse generation circuit is reported; several ATR switches are described and discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 21, 1963
Accession Number
AD0403458

Entities

People

  • B. Salkins
  • C. Buntschuh
  • M. Gilden

Organizations

  • M/A-COM Technology Solutions

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Cavity Resonators
  • Contracts
  • Diagrams
  • Dielectric Strength
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Free Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Generators
  • Ionization
  • Peak Power
  • Power Gain
  • Transmission Lines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Vision.
  • Electrical Engineering