AC BREAKDOWN IN GASES

Abstract

The breakdown potential of helium, neon, argon and xenon was measured over the frequency range from DC to 1000 Mcps, and the pressure range from 10 to the minus 8th power to 600 mmHg employing a glass breakdown cell with 1-cm spacing. Graphs showing contours of constant breakdown potential as a function pf pd and d/gamma are presented. These graphs show three distinct breakdown regions: (1) the diffusion-controlled region, (2) the secondary-electron- emission (multipactor) region, and (3) the low-frequency region. The breakdown mechanism in each of these regions is explained. An extensive bibliography on AC breakdown in gases is included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 26, 1965
Accession Number
AD0618503

Entities

People

  • C. E. Muehe

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrodes
  • Electron Emission
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Gas Discharges
  • High Pressure
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Photoexcitation
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Radio Frequency
  • Secondary Emission

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Microelectronics
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