Breakdown voltage and V-Z characteristics of sodium vapour using coaxial cylindrical electrodes

Hemamalini, N and Lakshminarasimha, CS and Naidu, MS (1983) Breakdown voltage and V-Z characteristics of sodium vapour using coaxial cylindrical electrodes. In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 16 (8). pp. 1489-1492.

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Abstract

Experimental results for breakdown voltage of sodium vapour measured for the first time using coaxial cylindrical electrodes of fixed gap distance (5 mm) and pressure (corrected to2 0 "C) in the range2 1 to 652 Pa are reported, and are founfdo l ltoow Paschen's Law. The investigations also reveal that V th-Ie characteristics are pressure dependent; the current during the breakdown and the buoifl dc-uurpre nt after a breakdoiws nei ther positive or negative. in spite of the central cylinder being always maintained at a positive potential

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
Publisher:	Institute of Physics
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Institute of Physics.
Department/Centre:	Division of Electrical Sciences > High Voltage Engineering (merged with EE)
Date Deposited:	01 Jul 2009 10:39
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:33
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/20592

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