THE EFFECT OF PULSED ELECTRON-BEAM TREATMENT OF ELECTRODES ON VACUUM BREAKDOWN

Authors
BATRAKOV AV MARKOV AB OZUR GE PROSKUROVSKY DI ROTSHTEIN VP
Citation
Av. Batrakov et al., THE EFFECT OF PULSED ELECTRON-BEAM TREATMENT OF ELECTRODES ON VACUUM BREAKDOWN, IEEE transactions on dielectrics and electrical insulation, 2(2), 1995, pp. 237-242
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE transactions on dielectrics and electrical insulation → ACNP
ISSN journal
10709878
Volume
2
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
237 - 242
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-9878(1995)2:2<237:TEOPET>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A method for preliminary treatment of electrodes by a microsecond low- energy intense electron beam is proposed. It has been demonstrated tha t such a beam melts off the electrode surface and cleans the surface l ayers from impurities and dissolved gases. In combination with subsequ ent conditioning of the vacuum gap with low-current pulsed discharges, high breakdown electric fields can be attained.