Effect of a prebreakdown current on the hold-off voltage and discharge initiation in the pseudospark switches

V. D. Bochkov; A. V. Kolesnikov; Yuri D. Korolev; V. G. Rabotkin; O. B. Frantz; I. A. Shemyakin

doi:10.1117/12.174605

1 May 1994 Effect of a prebreakdown current on the hold-off voltage and discharge initiation in the pseudospark switches

V. D. Bochkov, A. V. Kolesnikov, Yuri D. Korolev, V. G. Rabotkin, O. B. Frantz, I. A. Shemyakin

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Proceedings Volume 2259, XVI International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174605
Event: XVI International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, 1994, Moscow-St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract

Considerable interest has recently been generated in a new type of highvo1tage switches that depend on a low pressure gas discharge with a cold cathode, often named the pseudospark switches13. They are considered as an alternative to the hydrogen thyratrons in facility where the high level of currents and dud! are required. One of the problems for such switches is to increase the static breakdown voltage since this parameter is very important in itself and, besides, determines the ability for a switch to operate in high frequency mode. In order to solve the above mentioned problem Christiansen et al1'2 use the special design in which a positive potential is applied to additional blocking electrode from auxiliary power urnt.

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V. D. Bochkov, A. V. Kolesnikov, Yuri D. Korolev, V. G. Rabotkin, O. B. Frantz, and I. A. Shemyakin "Effect of a prebreakdown current on the hold-off voltage and discharge initiation in the pseudospark switches", Proc. SPIE 2259, XVI International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, (1 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174605

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