Pulsed power technology, in the simplest of terms, usually concerns the storage of electrical energy over relatively long times and then its rapid release over a comparatively short period. However, if we leave the definition at that, we miss a multitude of aspects that are important in the ultimate application of pulsed power. It is, in fact, the application of pulsed power technology to which this series of texts will be focused. Pulsed power in today's broader sense means "special power" as opposed to the tra ditional situation of high voltage impulse issues related to the utility...

These proceedings examine the physics for high current emission and conduction observed in hollow cathode-hollow anode switches including the pseudospark and BLT, particularly centered around the triggering and conduction phase. New applications include highly emissive cathodes for microwave devices

Das Buch berichtet uber Ergebnisse und Perspektiven aus drei Triangel-Kolloquien des Guardini Kollegs Berlin, die in den Jahren 2006 und 2007 zum Thema -Bildung- abgehalten wurden. Die Kolloquien bewegten sich auf dem Hintergrund des -Guardini-Dreiecks- (Wissenschaft/Kunst/Glaube) und zeigten das Defizit auf, das im heutigen Bildungswesen nach PISA bzgl. der erzieherischen Aufgabe von Unterricht besteht: Der Schwerpunkt liegt heute nach wie vor auf Wissen und Konnen (Fertigkeiten), wahrend charakterliche -Haltungen-, Grundvoraussetzungen jeglichen Lernens, nicht anvisiert werden. Das Buch...

The purpose of the 1989 NATO ARW was to develop applications, and an improved understanding of the physics for high current emission and conduction observed in hollow cathode-hollow anode switches including the pseudo spark and BLT. New applications include highly emissive cathodes for microwave devices, accelerators and free electron lasers, high power tubes, electron and ion beams, microlithography, accelerators, and other plasma devices. Recent research has produced a new generation of gas-phase plasma switches that are characterized by very high current emission and conduction while...

Pulsed power technology, in the simplest of terms, usually concerns the storage of electrical energy over relatively long times and then its rapid release over a comparatively short period. However, if we leave the definition at that, we miss a multitude of aspects that are important in the ultimate application of pulsed power. It is, in fact, the application of pulsed power technology to which this series of texts will be focused. Pulsed power in today's broader sense means "special power" as opposed to the tra- ditional situation of high voltage impulse issues related to the utility...

Do cognitive/metacognitive abilities favour recognition of sense in life or not? Based on a sample of more than one thousand secondary schools students in Japan and Germany, the correlation between intelligence and perception of sense in life has been empirically examined. The study draws the conclusion that there is no clear correlation between cognition and sense. Finding sense in life seems to be independent from the level of thinking and to be independent as well from particular areas of commitment (e.g. science, technology, art and religion). The main factor discovered so far is a...