Title :
High voltage subnanosecond dielectric breakdown
Author :
Mankowski, J. ; Hatfield, L. ; Kristiansen, M. ; Agee, F.J. ; Lehr, Jane M. ; Wells, Jason
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas Tech. Univ., Lubbock, TX, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Present day ultra wideband radiation sources produce megavolt pulses at 100´s of picosecond pulsewidths. Empirical data on the breakdown characteristics for dielectric media at these short time lengths and high voltages are either extremely limited or non-existent. In support of the design of these ultra wideband sources, we are investigating the breakdown characteristics, at these voltages and time lengths, of several liquids and gases. These include air, N/sub 2/, H/sub 2/, He, SF/sub 6/, transformer oil, and freon-12.
Keywords :
electric breakdown; H/sub 2/; He; N/sub 2/; SF/sub 6/; air; breakdown characteristics; dielectric media; empirical data; freon-12; gases; high voltage subnanosecond dielectric breakdown; liquids; megavolt pulses; picosecond pulsewidths; short time lengths; transformer oil; ultra wideband radiation sources; ultra wideband sources; Breakdown voltage; Circuit testing; Coaxial components; Dielectric breakdown; Gases; Hydrogen; Laboratories; Liquids; Plasma temperature; Ultra wideband technology;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 1997. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1997 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3990-8
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.1997.605163
