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Hull Lecture No. 1 Dielectric Breakdown and Tracking

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J. C. Martin on Pulsed Power

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This set of notes was prepared in conjunction with a one-week course given by Charlie Martin at Hull University in June of 1973. The notes serve as an excellent supplement to his, “Nanosecond Pulse Techniques” and an introduction to other AWRE publications.

SSWA/JCM/HUN/5 June 1975

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Martin, J.C. (1996). Hull Lecture No. 1 Dielectric Breakdown and Tracking. In: Martin, T.H., Guenther, A.H., Kristiansen, M. (eds) J. C. Martin on Pulsed Power. Advances in Pulsed Power Technology, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1561-0_5

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