Gas breakdown mitigation in satellite slip rings
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2018.12.010
Abstract: Abstract Direct current (DC) gas breakdown is experimentally investigated for high-voltage circular conductors and insulators that reproduce the main features of a satellite slip ring. Breakdown voltages are measured in the pressure range 10 −… read more here.
Keywords: gas; gas breakdown; pressure; satellite slip ... See more keywords
Electric field non-uniformity effect on dc low pressure gas breakdown between flat electrodes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2017.08.022
Abstract: Abstract This paper presents the results of studying the gas breakdown in a non-uniform direct current electric field. The breakdown curves have been measured in nitrogen between flat electrodes of 6 mm in radius spaced 3–300 mm… read more here.
Keywords: gas breakdown; gas; flat electrodes; electric field ... See more keywords
Sensitivity of modeled microscale gas breakdown voltage due to parametric variation
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5042270
Abstract: Device miniaturization increases the importance of understanding and predicting gas breakdown and electrical discharge thresholds. At gap sizes on the order of ten microns at atmospheric pressure, field emission drives breakdown rather than Townsend avalanche.… read more here.
Keywords: field; breakdown voltage; gas breakdown;
Simulation of high-power microwaves gas breakdown with a modified multi-physical model
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0054918
Abstract: In this paper, a modified multi-physics method for transient analysis of high-power microwaves (HPM) gas breakdown is proposed. Distinguished from previous works, the proposed method couples the plasma fluid equations with Maxwell's equations to fully… read more here.
Keywords: power microwaves; high power; modified multi; gas ... See more keywords
Reconfigurable photonic crystal using self-initiated gas breakdown
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6595/26/2/02lt03
Abstract: We present a resonant photonic crystal for which transmission is time-modulated by a self-initiated gaseous plasma. A resonant cavity in the photonic crystal is used to amplify an incoming microwave field to intensities where gas… read more here.
Keywords: self initiated; photonic crystal; gas breakdown; reconfigurable photonic ... See more keywords
Imaging and Mode Content Analysis of the Wave Beam From a Short-Pulse High-Power Gyrotron Using the Millimeter-Wave-Induced Gas Breakdown Initiated by a Metal–Dielectric Screen
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DOI: 10.1109/tps.2023.3264818
Abstract: The wave beam of a sub-terahertz (THz) gyrotron with a pulsed magnetic field was imaged in a single pulse using a microwave-induced gas breakdown initiated by a metal–dielectric (MD) screen. Images of sub-THz beams, which… read more here.
Keywords: wave beam; breakdown initiated; induced gas; gyrotron ... See more keywords