Quench-induced breakdown characteristics of liquid helium and optical observation of thermal bubbles.

Author(s) : HAYAKAWA N., HIROSE M., GOSHIMA H., HIKITA M., UCHIDA K., OKUBO H.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The quench-induced breakdown of liquid helium took place at a considerably lower stress than the intrinsic level which could be withstood without the quench. A delay time of the order of milliseconds existed from quench onset to the breakdown. The optical observation clarified that the high electric field enhanced the propagation velocity of the bubbles, triggering the quench-induced dynamic breakdown of liquid helium.

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  • Original title: Quench-induced breakdown characteristics of liquid helium and optical observation of thermal bubbles.
  • Record ID : 1996-1387
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryogenics - vol. 35 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1995/02

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