Development of a Pulse Vacuum Arc Discharge in the Gap Containing an Insulator Sputtered with Electrode Material

Authors

  • D. S. Losenko
  • A. B. Sokolov

Keywords:

electrodes, arc discharge, cathode spot

Abstract

The paper addresses a breakdown of a vacuum gap containing an insulator sputtered with electrode material. A mechanism for development of repeated discharges in the given electrode configuration is described.

References

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Lafferty J. M. (Ed.), Vacuum Arcs, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, New York 1980.

Anders А., Cathodic Arcs, Springer Science + Business Media, LLC, New York 2008.

Damstra G.C., Influence of Circuit Parameters on Current Chopping and Overvoltages in Inductive MV Circuits, CIGRE Report No. 13-08, Paris, 1976.

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2014-08-10

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