TY  - JOUR
A1  - Basso, Heitor Cury
A1  - Qiu, Xunlin
A1  - Wirges, Werner
A1  - Gerhard, Reimund
T1  - Temporal evolution of the re-breakdown voltage in small gaps from nanoseconds to milliseconds
T2  - Applied physics letters
N2  - A detailed understanding of electric breakdown in dielectrics is of scientific and technological interest. In gaseous dielectrics, a so-called re-breakdown is sometimes observed after extinction of the previous discharge. Although time-dependent re-breakdown voltage is essentially known, its behavior immediately after the previous discharge is not precisely understood. We present an electronic circuit for accurate measurements of the time-dependent re-breakdown voltage in small gaps from tens of nanoseconds to several milliseconds after the previous spark. Results from such experiments are compared with earlier findings, and relevant physical mechanisms such as heating of the gas, decay of the plasma, and ionization of excited atoms and molecules are discussed. It is confirmed that the thermal model is not valid at times below several microseconds.
Y1  - 2013
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/35272
SN  - 0003-6951
VL  - 102
IS  - 1
PB  - American Institute of Physics
CY  - Melville
ER  -