NANOSECOND PULSE BREAKDOWN IN GASES.

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Abstract:

It is shown analytically that under certain conditions pulsed dc and pulsed microwave breakdown are directly comparable. A pulsed dc experimental system to measure breakdown over a wide range of applied voltage, gas pressure and gap distance has been used to measure formative time in the different gases. For those gases where sufficient basic data are available comparison of theoretical and experimental results show good agreement. Breakdown measurements in air have been used to calculate breakdown field strengths as a function of altitude and frequency for pulse lengths of 1 to 100 nanoseconds. Author

Author(s):
Felsenthal, P. ; Proud, J. M.
Author Organization(s):
SPACE SCIENCES INC WALTHAM MASS
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. for Jan 64-Jan 65,
Annotation:
Nanosecond pulse breakdown in gases.
Pagination:
0070

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
RADC-TR-65-142
Contract/Grant Number(s):
AF30 602 2779
Task Number(s):
450603
Project Number(s):
4506
Monitor Series:
TR-65-142
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Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
(*RADAR PULSES, GAS DISCHARGES), (*GAS DISCHARGES, RADAR PULSES), (*IONOSPHERIC PROPAGATION, RADAR PULSES), MICROWAVE FREQUENCY, PULSE COMPRESSION, DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES, AIR, NITROGEN, OXYGEN, ARGON, HELIUM
Report Date:
1965 Jun 01