Progress in High-Energy Electron and X-Irradiation of Insulating Dielectrics

The eects of high-energy irradiation on the charging of insulators is reviewed primarily with a viewpoint similar to the seminal work of Professor Bernhard Gross. Recent results relating to insulation breakdown and to insulators in space radiation are more easily explained because of Gross ' fundamental studies. A number of important issues remain unsolved, yet the rst steps to solutions have been provided by Gross.