Abstract
The data on the measured static breakdown voltages and pre-breakdown currents flowing in the main gap of a two-section, sealed-off thyratron with a cold-cathode TPI1-10k/50 are presented. It is shown that pre-breakdown current in the lower section appears at lower voltages than in the upper section. A few methods are proposed for increasing the thyratron breakdown voltage via re-distribution of the voltage between the sections using capacitive and resistive voltage dividers. It is demonstrated that either the self-capacitance of one of the sections or the resistance due to the pre-breakdown current flow could serve as one of the arms of the divider.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1269-1276 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Russian Physics Journal |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2017 |
Keywords
- breakdown voltage
- cold-cathode thyratron
- pre-breakdown currents
- pseudospark switch
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
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Landl, N. V., Korolev, Y. D., Geyman, V. G., Frants, O. B., & Argunov, G. A. (2017). Prebreakdown Currents in a Sealed-off Two-Section Cold-Cathode Thyratron and Methods for Increasing the Breakdown Voltage. Russian Physics Journal, 60(8), 1269-1276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11182-017-1207-3