High Power RF Breakdown of Pressurized SF6

M. Powell; Z. Shaw; J. C. DIckens; J. Mankowski; A. A. Neuber

doi:10.1109/ICOPS35962.2018.9575375

High Power RF Breakdown of Pressurized SF₆

M. Powell, Z. Shaw, J. C. DIckens, J. Mankowski, A. A. Neuber

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Abstract

The design and implementation of an experimental setup are demonstrated for the breakdown testing of pressurized text{SF}-{6} (1-3 atm) at 2.85 GHz. Sulphur hexafluoride (text{SF}-{6}) is a common insulating gas used to mitigate breakdown in high power microwave systems. While this gas is known for its high dielectric strength, available data for the breakdown of pressurized SF 6 and text{SF}-{6} mixtures at S-Band frequencies is limited. The obtained breakdown characteristics are compared to mixtures of text{SF}-{6} and Nitrogen (mathrm{N}-{2}) for similarities in breakdown fields in a pressurized environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICOPS 2018 - 45th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538645895
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOPS35962.2018.9575375
State	Published - Jun 24 2018
Event	45th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, ICOPS 2018 - Denver, United States Duration: Jun 24 2018 → Jun 28 2018

Publication series

Name	IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science
Volume	2018-June
ISSN (Print)	0730-9244

Conference

Conference	45th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, ICOPS 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Denver
Period	06/24/18 → 06/28/18

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10.1109/ICOPS35962.2018.9575375

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Powell, M, Shaw, Z, DIckens, JC , Mankowski, J & Neuber, AA 2018, High Power RF Breakdown of Pressurized SF₆. in ICOPS 2018 - 45th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science. IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, vol. 2018-June, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 45th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, ICOPS 2018, Denver, United States, 06/24/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOPS35962.2018.9575375

High Power RF Breakdown of Pressurized SF₆. / Powell, M.; Shaw, Z.; DIckens, J. C. et al.

ICOPS 2018 - 45th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. (IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science; Vol. 2018-June).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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