NANOSECOND PULSE BREAKDOWN STUDY

Abstract

The theory and most recent experimental work on breakdown under high-power microwave pulses are analyzed. Recommendations are made for further theoretical and experimental investigations to extend this work into the nanosecond region. The feasibility of spectroscopic techniques in the study of discharge growth is considered. It is shown that light emitted during discharge build-up may be of sufficient intensity to allow photometric measurements of the growth rate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0407469

Entities

People

  • Daniel F. Mcdonald
  • Manfred Walter

Organizations

  • Braddock Dunn & McDonald

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cavity Resonators
  • Contracts
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Differential Equations
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Free Electrons
  • Governments
  • High Pressure
  • Ionization
  • Measurement
  • Peak Power
  • Power Levels
  • Radiation
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy