A simple triggered vacuum gap

Vidyardhi, N and Rau, RSN (1973) A simple triggered vacuum gap. In: Journal of Physics E - Scientific Instruments, 6 (1). pp. 33-34.

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Abstract

A simple triggered vacuum gap has previously been described by the authors in this journal (see ibid., vol.5, 415, 1972). Further studies have resulted in improvement of the performance with regard to sensitivity and consistency of the trigger characteristics and immunity from bridging due to metal particles eroded from the arc. The earlier design suffered from rather frequent bridging of the auxiliary gap and showed rather wide scatter in its trigger characteristics. In the present design thermally stable materials like fused quartz, machinable ceramic 'Supramica 500' (Mycalex Corporation of America), lead titanate, barium titanate (LCC HTD) and silicon carbide have been used to insulate the trigger electrode from the cathode. Consistent triggerings free from bridging, at relatively low voltages of 200-400 V have been obtained.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Physics E - Scientific Instruments
Publisher:	Institute of Physics
Additional Information:	Copy right of this article belongs to Institute of Physics.
Department/Centre:	Division of Electrical Sciences > High Voltage Engineering (merged with EE)
Date Deposited:	06 Jan 2010 05:37
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:48
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/23921

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