A method to suppress dielectric breakdowns in liquid argon ionization detectors for cathode to ground distances of several millimeters

@article{Auger2014AMT,
  title={A method to suppress dielectric breakdowns in liquid argon ionization detectors for cathode to ground distances of several millimeters},
  author={Martin Auger and Antonio Ereditato and Damian Goeldi and Szanyi J{\'a}nos and Igor E. Kreslo and Martin Luethi and Christian Rudolf von Rohr and Thomas Strauss and T. Tolba and M. S. Weber},
  journal={Journal of Instrumentation},
  year={2014},
  volume={9},
  pages={P07023 - P07023}
}
We present a method to reach electric field intensity as high as 400 kV/cm in liquid argon for cathode-ground distances of several millimeters. This can be achieved by suppressing field emission from the cathode, overcoming limitations that we reported earlier. 
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