UV Sustained Glow Discharge Opening Switch.
Abstract
This was combined theoretical and experimental research program to determine discharge performance characteristics and the influence of various gas mixture additives on discharge performance for UV-sustained glow discharges. This research has a significant technological application in opening switches. The approach was a coordinated theoretical and experimental research effort to gain understanding of the characteristics and physics of UV-sustained glow discharges. A major portion of the research program was an experimental investigation of discharge physics using a single-pulse, UV-sustained 1.5 liter discharge chamber. By measuring discharge characteristics as a function of the electrode separation, pressure, applied voltage, source characteristics, and gas mixture, we determined the relationship between the gas mixture and the discharge kinetics, and between the UV-sustainer characteristics and the glow discharge performance characteristics. The experimental facility included the capability of studying the influence of seedants on discharge performance and measuring glow discharge kinetic rates. Keywords include: UV Sustained Glow Discharges; Externally Sustained Glow Discharges; Glow Discharge; and Opening Switches.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA158411
Entities
People
- M. Vondadelszen
- W. M. Moeny