V. V. Ivanov, V. G. Nikiforov, A. G. Rozanov, “Energy balance in pulse discharges in inert gases”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 1974, Volume 1, Number 5,Pages <nobr>1283

Brief Communications

Energy balance in pulse discharges in inert gases

V. V. Ivanov, V. G. Nikiforov, A. G. Rozanov

Abstract: The total evolution of heat in the bulb, electrodes, and leads was determined for pulse discharges in Xe, Kr, Ar, and Ne using a water calorimeter. The investigation was carried out in the specific power range 0.06–1.0 MW/cm³ for discharges lasting from 70 to 2000 μsec. In all the gases there was a wide range of pulse durations (at least from 250 to 2000 μsec) in which the specific power input was a reliable characteristic of the energy balance.

UDC: 621.327

PACS: 52.80.Tn, 07.20.Fw, 42.72.-g

Received: 22.10.1973
Revised: 06.02.1974