Detection of ionizing radiation generated by electrical discharges in the air using sphere-sphere system

Abstract

The article presents the results of studies on the detection of ionizing radiation generated during electrical discharges. The obtained energy spectra for a system of sphere spark gaps, and the dependence of the obtained energies on the geometric arrangements of the detection devices and of the electrical discharge generating devices are presented. Additionally, the recorded signals from the scintillation detector, and the energy spectrum received for the examined system are also presented. It is significant that the field distribution related to the shape of the spark gaps is of key importance for the received measurement data. The completed studies for the sphere - shaped spark gaps are a part of studies on recording ionizing radiation generated by full and partial discharges in the air and in mineral oil.