ABSTRACT

DKDavies Thenon-intrusivecharacterisationofsparksisimportantforpredictionof ignitionaswellaselectronicdamage.Isthismethodapplicabletothevery fast,~ns,timescaleofrealESD?

Webelievethatthemethodissuitablefornanosecondsignals,butsofarwe havenotattemptedmeasurementsinthatregion.Ourbeliefisbasedon someofourworkwithpulsedlasersandpyroelectricdetectors.Weintend toextendtherangeofourmeasurementsintothenanosecondregion.