• DocumentCode
    924176
  • Title

    High-Frequency Gas-Discharge Breakdown

  • Author

    Brown, Sanborn C.

  • Author_Institution
    Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1951
  • Firstpage
    1493
  • Lastpage
    1501
  • Abstract
    A phenomenological description of high-frequency gas-discharge breakdown is given, describing the similarities and differences between these discharges and the more familiar dc type. High-frequency discharge breakdown is controlled by the process of electron diffusion and, besides the theory of its behavior, the physical limitations of tube size, gas pressure, and frequency for this type of breakdown are given. The particular case of hydrogen is cited. The effects of superimposing a small dc field and a magnetic field on the ac field are also discussed.
  • Keywords
    Educational programs; Electric breakdown; Electron mobility; Electron tubes; Equations; Frequency; Ionization; Pressure control; Process control; Size control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IRE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-8390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1951.273635
  • Filename
    4050594
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=924176