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Self-Breakdown Study Of Spherical Electrodes In Air Spanning Pressures From Atmosphere To 2000 Psia, And Stress Times From Seconds To Nanoseconds, Joseph G. Felix
Self-Breakdown Study Of Spherical Electrodes In Air Spanning Pressures From Atmosphere To 2000 Psia, And Stress Times From Seconds To Nanoseconds, Joseph G. Felix
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In this research, a self-breakdown switch with 12.7 mm diameter spherical electrodes and a 380-micron gap was assembled and the effect of pressure and stress time on breakdown voltage and closure time were measured. Specifically, the pressure was varied from atmosphere to 2000 psia and the stress time was varied from seconds to nanoseconds. Few studies have investigated equivalent ranges of pressure and charge times on sub millimeter gap switches with electric field intensities reaching 2 MV/cm. The correlation of the parameters and switch behavior are explored in this study. In addition, the effects of humidity and electrode surface deformities …