ABSTRACT
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TransmissionJinesfeaturewide(GHz)bandwidthcharacteristicsandmaybeusedas thebasisofsimpleruggedprobesforuseinelectrostaticdischargemeasurementswith modernlowcostfastsamplingoscilloscopes.Thispaperdescribessomesimpleprobes constructedusingstandard50Qcoaxialcableandcarbonresistors.Measurementof ESDwaveformcharacteristicssuchaspeakcurrent,chargetransferanddischarge durationisdemonstratedusingdischargesfromthesurfaceofchargedPTFE,asmall metalbolt,andthecurrentgeneratedbyacapacitancedischargecircuit.
