Abstract
A new type of plasma limiter is being developed which can turn on in less than 1 ns. The approach taken is to initiate streamer breakdown via a micron radius needle tip. Images were taken of the gap region in Argon at several pressures in order to investigate the role of the tip region.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 102-103 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 1 I |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2002 |
Keywords
- High-power microwaves
- Optical imaging
- Plasma limiter
- Ultrawide-band