Flashover breakdown of an insulator in vacuum by a voltage impulse in the presence of a magnetic field
- 1 April 1977
- journal article
- letter
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 48 (4) , 1756-1758
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.323825
Abstract
The flashover strength of Plexiglas insulators subjected to submicrosecond voltage impulses in vacuum and in the presence of a magnetic field that is perpendicular to the insulator surface is studied. Flashover breakdown strength is reduced by magnetic fields of a few kilogauss. Observation by fast‐framing photography does not reveal curvature of the breakdown arc greater than 20°.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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