Time Dependence of Gaseous Recovery

Abstract

For spark gap switches to operate at high repetition rates, it is necessary that the gas recover quickly. Recovery is controlled by the intrinsic properties of the gas or by gas removal. If the gas is not removed, the subsequent pulses see a decaying and cooling plasma, and the breakdown voltage is determined by the state of the discharge column. A phenomenological analysis is applied to the discharge volume to aid in understanding the character of the intrinsic recovery. The analysis is based on a definition for time-dependent recovery which includes the effects of cooling and charge recombinations. Results are compared to experimental data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA637460

Entities

People

  • R. N. Dewitt

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Chemistry
  • Coefficients
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrodes
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Emission
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Free Electrons
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transmission
  • Ionization
  • Lepidoptera
  • Recovery
  • Spark Gaps
  • Time Dependence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Plasma Physics.