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Session

Dielectrics, Insulation, and Breakdown

Time:

Monday, 13/July/2026:

3:30pm - 5:30pm

Session Chair: Adam Steiner, Sandia National Laboratories

Location: Augustus 5

Presentations

3:30pm - 3:50pm
Dielectrics 1: 1

Effects of Surface Roughness on Vacuum Dielectric Flashover Strength

K. Schriner¹, E. Spurbeck¹, J. Sceiford¹, M. Taccetti², A. Neuber¹

¹Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; ²Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

3:50pm - 4:10pm
Dielectrics 1: 2

Initial Testing of a Capacitor System for Large-Area Insulator Barrier Flashover

M. Burnette, J. Smith, E. Breden, M. Savage

Sandia National Laboratories, United States of America

4:10pm - 4:30pm
Dielectrics 1: 3

Development and Characterization of a Sequential High-Voltage Vacuum Surface Flashover Testbed

J. Sceiford¹, E. Spurbeck¹, K. Schriner¹, M. Taccetti², A. Neuber¹

¹Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; ²Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

4:30pm - 4:50pm
Dielectrics 1: 4

An Investigation of Brush and Propagating Brush Discharges from Charged Dielectric Films

R. Clark¹, J. Elliott¹, S. Mathew¹, L. Boswell¹, E. Alva², D. Hattz², A. Neuber¹

¹Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America; ²PanTeXas Deterrence, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, USA

4:50pm - 5:10pm
Dielectrics 1: 5

Direct Measurements of Field Emission from Bulk Insulators: Towards Understanding Anode-Initiated Flashover Development

R. Clark¹, C. Lynch¹, L. Boswell¹, J. Stephens¹, A. Steiner², A. Neuber¹

¹Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America; ²Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America