@inproceedings{3814b3c3518f4fe3a83db87986865402,
title = "Electrical discharges at small gap lengths stimulated by femtosecond laser pulses",
abstract = "The electrical characteristics of current-controlled electrical discharges formed in micro- and nano-scale gaps between sharpened metal cathodes and metal anodes were studied. When electrical potential was applied to the tip, transient electrical discharges were observed to form at a field of about 3×10 8 V/m. Irradiation of the tip/gap/substrate area with a femtosecond laser beam was found to decrease the field required for spark initiation. The length of current-controlled discharges increased with voltage. The surface modification at the gold film anodes was found to be well-controlled when current was regulated and the sharpened metal cathode tips were not much modified by discharges.",
keywords = "Arc discharges, Electrical breakdown, Electrode erosion, Laser triggering, Sparks",
author = "Jian Chen and Choi, {Hae Woon} and Farson, {Dave F.} and Rokhlin, {Stanislav I.}",
year = "2006",
language = "English",
isbn = "1424400783",
series = "2006 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2006",
pages = "595--598",
booktitle = "2006 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2006",
note = "2006 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2006 ; Conference date: 17-06-2006 Through 20-06-2006",
}