• DocumentCode
    2706529
  • Title

    Cathode photoelectron emission during a gas discharge in N2 and dry air

  • Author

    Kennedy, J.T. ; Megens, M.G.M. ; Wetzer, J.M.

  • Author_Institution
    High Voltage & EMC Group, Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    5-8 Jun 1994
  • Firstpage
    489
  • Lastpage
    492
  • Abstract
    An experimental study of electron avalanches in dry air and nitrogen has been performed with emphasis on secondary photoelectron emission from the cathode surface. Three cathode materials, nickel, copper and aluminum, were used in this study, and in all cases secondary electron emission is observed. Comparison between our data and literature suggests that photon energies exceeding 8 eV are created in discharges in N2 and air and play a dominant role in the secondary photoelectron emission process
  • Keywords
    air; aluminium; cathodes; copper; electron avalanches; electron emission; nickel; nitrogen; secondary electron emission; 8 eV; Al; Cu; N2; Ni; cathode photoelectron emission; cathode surface; dry air; electron avalanches; gas discharge; secondary photoelectron emission; Cathodes; Copper; Current measurement; Electric breakdown; Electron emission; Equations; Gas lasers; Nickel; Surface discharges; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical Insulation, 1994., Conference Record of the 1994 IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • ISSN
    1089-084X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1942-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ELINSL.1994.401412
  • Filename
    401412
    • Link To Document
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