• DocumentCode
    921312
  • Title

    The effect of ionizing radiation on the breakdown of large gaps in air

  • Author

    Allibone, T.E. ; Dring, D.

  • Volume
    60
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1972
  • Firstpage
    230
  • Lastpage
    231
  • Abstract
    The influence of gamma radiation on the breakdown of a point-plane gap has been studied using impulse voltages of short and long wavefronts. Scatter of breakdown of some gaps is reduced by a factor of two and the mean breakdown value is reduced by a few percent.
  • Keywords
    Anodes; Breakdown voltage; Electric breakdown; Electrodes; Gamma ray effects; Gamma rays; Impulse testing; Ionizing radiation; Laboratories; Light scattering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1972.8599
  • Filename
    1450529