Abstract
High-frequency AC breakdown covers a broad range of frequencies. The reakdown process in not the same in the whole frequency range, and the most attention has historically been given to low-frequency end where there is at least one breakdown per half voltage cycle, and to the high-frequency end, where the electron energy cannot follow the changes in electric ??eld. The mid-range, although it has been proven as technologically important, has not been extensively studied. The aim of this project was to examine the breakdown process in near-atmospheric pressure argon and xenon in an enclosed pin-pin geometry. The work was focused on 0.3 and 0.7 bar discharges in 4 mm and 7 mm gas gaps. The driving frequency was varied between 60 kHz and 1 MHz. We present several key features of breakdown in this combination of pressure, gap length and voltage frequency.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (ICPIG 2011), August 28th- September 2nd, 2011, Belfast, UK |
| Pages | C10-40-1/3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Event | 30th International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (ICPIG 2011), August 28 - September 2, 2011, Belfast, UK - Belfast, United Kingdom Duration: 28 Aug 2011 → 2 Sept 2011 http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/icpig2011/ |
Conference
| Conference | 30th International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (ICPIG 2011), August 28 - September 2, 2011, Belfast, UK |
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| Abbreviated title | ICPIG 2011 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Belfast |
| Period | 28/08/11 → 2/09/11 |
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