Control and Stabilization of Runaway Electron Emission at the Delay Stage of Pulsed Breakdown in an Overvolted Atmospheric Gap

In this paper, we present investigations of picosecond effects in atmospheric gaps at the stage of a pulsed breakdown delay. It is shown that in centimeter gaps with rapid achievement of multiple overvoltages, the breakdown point, its stability, and development time are determined by the advance emi...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on plasma science 2013-10, Vol.41 (10), p.2863-2870
Main Authors: Mesyats, Gennady Andreevich, Sadykova, Anna G., Shunailov, Sergei A., Shpak, Valery G., Yalandin, Michael I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air gap
Air pollution
Anodes
avalanche
breakdown
Cathodes
Control
Delays
Discharges (electric)
Electrons
Emissions
Energy
field emission
field enhancement
ionization
Iron
Plasmas
runaway electrons
stability
Stabilization
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Summary:In this paper, we present investigations of picosecond effects in atmospheric gaps at the stage of a pulsed breakdown delay. It is shown that in centimeter gaps with rapid achievement of multiple overvoltages, the breakdown point, its stability, and development time are determined by the advance emission of runaway electrons. Methods for controlling and stabilizing the temporary and energy characteristics of the flows of these particles are proposed.
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2013.2258041