Dielectric Breakdown of KCl Crystals Irradiated withRays
- 1 March 1958
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 109 (5), 1509
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.109.1509
Abstract
Irradiation with rays causes marked changes in the dc dielectric strength of KCl crystals both with and without illumination with visible light, whereas the impulse dielectric strength is not significantly changed. The results are ascribed to space charge and electron trapping.
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