Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 10, 060401 (2007) [14 pages]Different approach to pulsed high-voltage vacuum-insulation design
John G. Leopold, Chaim Leibovitz, Itamar Navon, and Meir Markovits Received 8 May 2007; published 5 June 2007 A theoretical methodology promising improved design of vacuum insulation in high-voltage pulsed-power systems is described. It consists of shaping the electromagnetic fields within the system in such a way that charged particles which can in principle initiate vacuum surface breakdown are deflected away from the insulator surface, and secondary electrons, if emitted, are prevented from restriking the surface. Thus, vacuum surface breakdown is prevented before it is able to develop. Our methodology is presented here by a set of case studies. ©2007 The American Physical Society
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