Title :
Effect of gamma-irradiation on electrical breakdown stress of LDPE
Author :
Chen, G. ; Banford, H.M. ; Davies, A.E.
Author_Institution :
Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
In the present paper, the effects of gamma-irradiation on the electrical breakdown stress of low density polyethylene (LDPE) are reported. Specimens of LDPE were irradiated in a 60Co γ-source at room temperature to various doses. The majority of the exposures were undertaken in air, but as a comparison some specimens were also irradiated in vacuum or nitrogen
Keywords :
electric breakdown; gamma-ray effects; polyethylene insulation; space charge; 20 C; 60Co γ-source; LDPE; air; electrical breakdown stress; gamma-irradiation; low density polyethylene; nitrogen; room temperature; vacuum; Conducting materials; Dielectric materials; Electric breakdown; Nitrogen; Oxidation; Polyethylene; Polymers; Stress; Temperature; Vacuum breakdown;
Conference_Titel :
Conduction and Breakdown in Solid Dielectrics, 1995. ICSD'95., Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Leicester
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2040-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICSD.1995.523048
