Effect of anode material on the breakdown in low-pressure helium gas

• Published in: Journal of physics. Conference series Vol. 927; no. 1; pp. 12001 - 12004
• Main Authors: Adams, S F, Demidov, V I, Kudryavtsev, A A, Kurlyandskaya, I P, Miles, J A, Tolson, B A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.11.2017
• Subjects: Aluminum; Anode effect; Anodic cleaning; Breakdown; Cathodes; Configurations; Copper; Electric potential; Electrode materials; Electrodes; Gas pressure; Helium; Low pressure; Physics; Stainless steels; Voltage

An experimental study of the electric breakdown in helium gas for the plane-parallel electrode configuration has been conducted using a copper cathode and a variety of anode materials: copper, aluminum, stainless steel, graphite, platinum-plated aluminum and goldplated aluminum. According to the Pas...