• DocumentCode
    1222578
  • Title

    A Simple High-Voltage Opening Switch Using Spoiled Electrostatic Confinement

  • Author

    Alexeff, Igor ; Dyer, Fred

  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1980
  • Firstpage
    163
  • Lastpage
    163
  • Abstract
    We have initiated and sustained a plasma discharge at pressures well below the Paschen minimum by trapping electrons in orbits around a positively charged wire. Spoiling the trapping process terminates the discharge and opens the circuit in spite of high voltage applied.
  • Keywords
    Breakdown voltage; Cathodes; Circuits; Electrodes; Electron traps; Electrostatics; Orbits; Plasma confinement; Switches; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.1980.4317295
  • Filename
    4317295
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1222578