Abstract
The phenomenon of current quenching in a plasma-filled diode forms the basis equation for operation of the plasma erosion opening switch. In typical operating conditions of the switch, a vacuum gap is preliminarily filled with a plasma from an external source after which a voltage is applied to the gap and an external electric circuit provides for a current rise with a characteristic time of the order of 1 μs. When the current reaches some critical value, the resistance of the gap sharply increases so that the current quenching and the corresponding voltage kick occurs, opening the gap for a short time.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, ISDEIV |
| Editors | J. Wetzer |
| Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ, United States |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 684-687 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1998 18th Interantional Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum. Part 1 (of 2) - Eindhoven, Neth Duration: 17 Aug 1998 → 21 Aug 1998 |
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| Other | Proceedings of the 1998 18th Interantional Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum. Part 1 (of 2) |
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| City | Eindhoven, Neth |
| Period | 17.8.98 → 21.8.98 |
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Kondrat'eva, N. P., Korolev, Y. D., Koval', N. N., Rabotkin, V. G., Schanin, P. M., & Shemyakin, I. A. (1998). Nonmonotonic potential distribution and current quenching mechanism in plasma-filled diode. In J. Wetzer (Ed.), International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, ISDEIV (Vol. 2, pp. 684-687). Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE.