Study of Candidate Insulating Materials for Use in Shock Wave Switches

• Authors: S. Kolosenok , L. Altgilbers
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

One challenge in high power switching is to have a compact switch, which can hold off high voltages and close rapidly at the proper time. Most high power switches are large or complicated, such as triggered spark gaps. Typical opening switches are also not compact and often have too long switching time. It has been shown previously that certain insulating materials undergo a drastic change in conductivity under shock loading. Using such a material could greatly reduce the size of a switch. We will report on our continuing studies of different candidate materials for shock wave switches.

Keywords

EN

77.22.Jp; 77.80.Fm; 77.84.Lf; 81.05.Qk; 81.05.Rm; 81.65.-b

Discipline

• 81.65.-b: Surface treatments(for surface preparation and lithography in microelectronics, see 85.40.-e)
• 77.80.Fm: Switching phenomena(for ultrafast magnetization dynamics and switching, see 75.78.Jp; for spintronics, see 85.75.-d)
• 77.22.Jp: Dielectric breakdown and space-charge effects(for dielectric breakdown in gases, see 51.50.+v)
• 81.05.Rm: Porous materials; granular materials(for granular superconductors, see 74.81.Bd)
• 81.05.Qk: Reinforced polymers and polymer-based composites
• 77.84.Lf: Composite materials

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 115
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 1010-1012

Dates

published

2009-06

Contributors

author

S. Kolosenok

• Sankt-Petersburg State University, 1, Ulyanovskaya str., Petrodvorets, Sankt-Petersburg, 198504, Russia

author

L. Altgilbers

• Advanced Technology Directorate, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, AL, USA

References

• 1. S.V. Kolosenok, D. Hemmert, S. Holt, in: Proc 12th Int. Conf. on Megagauss Magnetic Field Generation and Related Topics, Novosibirsk (Russia) 2008
• 2. D. Hemmert, S. Holt, J. Krille, in: Proc. 10th Annual Directed Energy Symposium, Huntsville (AL) 2007, Directed Enerergy Professional Society, Albuquerque (NM) 2007, p. 1632

Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.115.1010