Detection and identification of microparticles occurring in a high‐voltage vacuum‐insulated gap using electron optical methods
作者:
M. M. Menon,
K. D. Srivastava,
期刊:
Journal of Applied Physics
(AIP Available online 1974)
卷期:
Volume 45,
issue 5
页码: 2094-2098
ISSN:0021-8979
年代: 1974
DOI:10.1063/1.1663550
出版商: AIP
数据来源: AIP
摘要:
According to Cranberg's hypothesis, tiny aggregates of metallic matter called microparticles, emanating from the electrode surfaces, are responsible for the breakdown of a vacuum gap under high dc stress. Experiments are carried out using a scanning electron microscope to see whether such particles appear within the interelectrode gap prior to breakdown. It was observed that micron‐ and submicron‐sized particles are released in abundance well below the breakdown voltage. Investigations were continued to identify the microparticles with the electrode materials using an electron microprobe analyzer. It was found that the microparticles were composed of the electrode materials. Direct examination of the electrode surfaces, after application of the voltage, under the scanning electron microscope also showed features suggesting that the microparticles are released from the electrode surfaces.
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