**PREPARATION OF PAPERS FOR THE 2005 IEEE INTERNATIONAL PULSED POWER
CONFERENCE** [^1]

**G. London**[^2]**, P. Auckland, H. Washington**

*XYZ Institute, PO Box 1234, Mail Stop H-567*

##### Anywhere, State, Country

# Abstract

This is the same format as was used for the 2003 IEEE International
Pulsed Power Conference. Again, this is to provide a more uniform
appearance and to allow electronic publishing on CD-ROMs. The use of
electronic publishing imposes certain requirements on authors. Several
other conferences have adopted similar standards for electronic
publication of their proceedings. This document describes the
requirements for preparation of electronic files that are to be
submitted to the Conference for publication in the proceedings. Please
note conventions for title placement, section, subsection, figure, and
table numbering.

Your ability to follow the general guidelines and specific styles will
result in fewer formatting costs and delays, as well as a more
professional-looking finished paper in the final proceedings and CD-ROM.

## SUBMISSION OF PAPERS TO PPC

The preferred software for manuscript composition is Microsoft Word
6.0/95 [or better]{.underline}. Papers must be pre­pared following the
formatting instructions in this file, and converted to PDF format prior
to submission. The website will only accept PDF formatted files. Papers
must be submitted via the on-line submission system:

<http://www.webstracts.com/cgi-bin/pi.cgi?t:ppc2005/index.html>

Remember to maintain backup electronic copies of the text and graphics
used to create the PDF file in case errors are found in the submitted
PDF.

**The deadline for paper submission is June 3^rd^, 2005,** one week
before the conference start.

*NOTE: it is the submitting authors\' responsibility to ensure the
transportability of the electronic files and the quality and consistency
of their manuscripts.*

## MANUSCRIPTS

Authors are advised to carefully follow these guidelines. Submissions
that deviate could possibly be rejected from the Conference Proceedings.

A.  ***Length***

Contributed oral and poster papers may be up to 4 pages in length.
Invited oral up to 6 pages, and Plenary papers up to 8 pages in length.
Since the proceedings will be published in paper form, it is necessary
to strictly adhere to these limits.

B.  ***General Layout***

These instructions are formatted in a typical implementation of the
requirements. Manuscripts should be prepared for single-sided paper
submission and have:

Either A4 (21.0 x 29.7 cm) **or** U.S. letter size (8.5 x 11.0 inches);

-   Single-spaced text (block/full justified) in two columns of 82.5 mm
    (3.25 in.) each with 5.3 mm (0.2 in.) separation.

-   The text located within the margins as specified in Table 1.

**Table 1.** Margin specifications.

  -------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------------
  **Margin**           **A4 Paper**           **US Letter Paper**

  Left                 20 mm                  20 mm (0.79 inch)

  Right                20 mm                  26 mm (1.00 inch)

  Top                  37 mm                  19 mm (0.75 inch)

  Bottom               26 mm                  26 mm (1.00 inch)
  -------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------------

The layout of the text on the page is illustrated in Fig. 1. Note that
the paper's title and author list should be centered across the full
page. Tables and figures may span from left margin to right margin (170
mm), if necessary.

The reasons for the strict margin guidelines are as follows. We work in
an international field. Some readers of your paper may want to print it
on U.S. Letter paper (8.5 X 11 in.), while others will use A4 (21.0 X
29.7 cm). Of these two paper types, A4 is taller while Letter is wider;
the margins have been selected so that the result will look professional
when printed to either type of paper.

The precise means of dealing with this paper size problem was worked out
by Leif Liljeby for EPAC\'98 \[1\]. It involves using Acrobat tools to
crop the PDF file page size to the minimum dimensions of A4 and U.S.
Letter paper (i.e., A4 width and U.S. letter height, 28.2 X 17.0 cm),
which is possible without loss of information when the appropriate
margins are used. In this case, most printer drivers will automatically
center the text area for either paper type.

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height="4.163888888888889in"}

**Figure 1.** Layout of papers for publication at the PPC.

C.  ***Fonts***

The CD version of the proceedings will consist of PDF files produced
with Adobe Acrobat software. To produce PDF files with good results,
**use only** Times (in Roman, bold, or italic) and Symbol fonts from the
standard set of fonts. Problems have arisen at previous conferences
concerning Cyrillic and Asian fonts. Please do not deviate from our
specified font and note carefully whether any have been used,
particularly in figures. All contributions should use 10-pt fonts for
the normal text.

D.  ***Title and Author List***

The title should use 14-pt bold uppercase letters and be centered
horizontally on the page. The names of the authors should be listed in
12-pt, bold, upper and lowercase letters, grouped by affiliation, if
possible**.** Their organizations/affiliations and mailing addresses
should be listed in 12-pt italic upper and lower case letters. **Please
list the principal author first in the author list.** If additional
space is required, an acceptable format is to list the principal
author's affiliation in the author list and footnote the remaining
affiliations (see subsection J).

E.  ***Section Headings***

The first section heading is *\"Abstract\"* in 12-pt italic (not bold).
[Subsequent section headings]{.underline} should be numbered in Roman
Numerals followed by a period (e.g., I., II., III., etc.), using 12-pt
bold uppercase letters. Headings are to be centered in the column and
separated from the preceding section with a double-space under normal
conditions. Use care in your layout. If necessary, use additional spaces
between sections, figures, and tables to ensure that automatic
formatting does not leave a section heading "dangling."

F.  ***Subsection Headings***

Secondary headings should be sequenced in uppercase Roman letters
followed by a period, e.g., A., B., C., etc. The first letter of each
major word is capitalized. Tertiary headings are enumerated by Arabic
Numerals followed by parenthesis, e.g., 1), 2), 3), etc. Quaternary
section headings are rarely necessary, but use an identical format as
tertiary headings with the exception that lower case Roman letters are
used in place of the numbers, e.g., a), b), c), etc. Use 10-pt bold
italic letters for first set of subsection headings, left justified in
the column. Single space between subsections. Double-space between
subsections and sections. For Tertiary and Quaternary subsection
headings, use the same instructions, except not bold. Again, use care in
your layout, inserting additional spaces to ensure that automatic
formatting does not leave the subsection heading \"dangling\" (see
Subsection D).

G.  ***Body or Paragraphs, Indentation***

Indent the first line of each new paragraph. Please do NOT use spaces or
hanging indents; Use the Tab key to indent 3 mm (0.12 in.). There should
*not* be additional spaces between paragraphs within each section. Use
full justification, letting the text wrap -- no hard returns except when
starting a new paragraph. Use the base font already indicated (10pt). Do
NOT double space between paragraphs. However, double space before
starting a new heading, single space before a new sub-head.

### **Figures/Graphics, Tables, and Equations**

*1) Figures/Graphics*

Place figures as close to the place of their mention in the text as
possible. Lettering should be large enough to reproduce clearly, **using
only the approved fonts**. All figures must be given sequential numbers
(1, 2, 3, etc.). A caption must be placed below the figure being
described, using 10-pt type, fully justified in the column, with no
indentation. A period (no dash) is to be used after the figure number,
e.g., \"**Figure 1**.\"

Embed each graphic in your document. Also remember to maintain a
separate copy of the graphic file as a backup in case there are errors
found in the submitted PDF. Include a centered caption for the graphic
and place it at the bottom of the graphic (i.e., Figure 1.). Use a Tab
to indent after the Figure reference.

If your graphic exists in hard copy only, or you are unable to embed
your graphic in your word processing file, please contact the conference
organizers or webstracts.com for assistance.

#### Other Reminders Pertaining to Graphics

1\. Do not use graphics with dark backgrounds as they do not reproduce
well.

2\. Do not use color graphics as they do not usually reproduce well.

3\. Be sure to type the captions in the body of your paper as you want
them to read.

*2) Tables*

Place tables as close to the place of their mention in the text as
possible. Lettering in tables should be large enough to reproduce
clearly**, using only the approved fonts**. All tables must be given
sequential numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.). A caption must be placed above the
table being described, using 10-pt type, fully justified in the column,
with no indentation. A period (no dash) is to be used after the table
number, e.g., \"**Table 1**.\"

When possible, use a table editor or tabs to create tables. Please do
NOT use spaces to align the columns of your table. Also, do NOT use the
"columns" feature to create tables. Identify each table with a bold
numeric reference and center it at the top of your table (i.e**., Table
1**). Use a Tab to indent after the table reference. When possible the
table data should be centered within the column. (See Table 1 in this
document for reference.) If you have a table that spans across two
columns, try to place your table at the top or bottom of a page to avoid
splitting the page.

*3) Equations*

All equations separated from the paragraph text need a number. Place the
number flush with the right margin of the column (e.g., see Eq. (1)).
Reference to a figure or equation in the text can be done by
abbreviation (e.g., \"Fig. 1\" or \"Eq. (1)\"), as in our example.

$q = \frac{q}{p}ò|B´dI|$ (1)

***I. References***

All bibliographical references should be numbered and listed at the end
of the paper in the last section (assuming the case where there are no
appendices) called \"**References**.\" (See Heading V.) Use complete
citations with titles. When referring to a reference in the text, place
the corresponding reference number in square brackets \[1\]. The
references should be listed using 10-pt type. The citation style is
shown in Appendix A.

### **Footnotes**

Footnotes on the title and author list may be used for acknowledgements,
affiliations, and e-mail addresses. A nonnumeric sequence of characters
(such as \*, +, ++, etc.) should be used. All other footnotes should be
included in the reference section and should use the normal numeric
sequencing.

### **Symbols and Acronyms**

The use of the International System of Units (SI units) is advocated.
Units should be written using the Roman font, not the italic font, such
as the J in Eq. (2). Acronyms should be defined the first time they
appear.

$E = \text{mc}^{2}\text{ J}$ (2)

## PAGE NUMBERS

**Do not include page numbers electronically on the page.** The editing
team will add the actual pagination of the entire proceedings during
production.

## SUMMARY

We have described a standard for paper submission to the 2003 IEEE
International Pulsed Power Conference. It is imperative that the authors
carefully follow these guidelines.

## REFERENCES

\[1\] L. Liljeby, C. Petit-Jean-Genaz, and J. Poole, \"Preparation of
Papers for EPAC\'98,\" Stockholm, (1998)

**APPENDIX A**

***A. References***

Examples of standard bibliographical references are as follows:

*Books:*

\[1\] O. T. Zimmennan and I. Lavine, Conversion Factors and Tables.
Dover, NH: Industrial Research Service, 1961.

\[2\] G. O. Young, \"Synthetic structure of industrial plastics,\" in
Plastics, Vol. 3, Polymers of Hexadromicon, J. Peters, Ed., 2^nd^ ed.
New York: McGraw Hill, 1964, pp. 15-64.

*Periodicals:*

\[3\] M. A. McHenry and D. C. Chang, \"Coupled-mode theory of two
non-parallel dielectric wavelengths,\" IEEE Trans. Microwave Theot-v
Tech., vol. 43, pp. 1469-1475, Nov. 1994.

*Articles from published conference proceedings:*

\[4\] D. B. Payne and J. R. Stem, \"Wavelength-switched passively
coupled single-mode optical network,\" in Proc. IOOC-EOOC #85, 1985, p.
585.

*Papers presented at conferences (unpublished):*

\[5\] D. Ebehard and E. Voges, \"Digital single sideband detection for
interferometric sensors,\" presented at 2#nd# Int. Conf. Optical Fiber
Sensors, Stuttgart, F. R. G., 1984.

*Technical reports:*

\[6\] E. E. Reber, R. L. Mitchell, and C. J. Carter, \"Oxygen absorption
in the earth\'s atmosphere,\" Aerospace Corp., Los Angeles, CA, Tech.
Rep. TR-0200 (4230-46)-3, Nov. 1968.

***B. References-Electronic Sources***

The guidelines for citing electronic information offered below
subscribes to the International Standards Organization (IS)
documentation system.

*Journal Articles:*

Author, Title, Journal \[Type of medium\], volume (issue), pagination if
given, (year, month). Available: Directory: File:

Example:

\[1\] R. Lazarus, \"Self-similar solutions for converging shocks and
collapsing cavities,\" IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., \[Online\], vol. 21,
(no. 4), pp. 876-880, (Aug. 1993), Available: http://www.halcyon.com
Directory: pub/journals File: 21ps04-lazarus.

*Material Obtained Through Loose-Leaf, Computer, or Information
Services*

References to material obtained through computer services or information
services are treated like first references to original printed material
except that the usual information is followed by the name of the
service, the name of the service provider, and the accession or
identifying numbers within the service.

Example:

\[2\] R. J. Vidmar, \"On the use of atmospheric plasmas as
electromagnetic reflectors,\" IEEE Trans. Electromag, Cornpat., vol. 21,
(no. 3), pp. 238-244, (Aug. 1992). Dialog, ERIC, ED 152318.

*Computer Programs and Electronic Documents:*

The ISO recommends that capitalization follow the accepted practice for
the language or script in which the information is given.

Example:

\[3\] S. H. Gold, \"Study of gain in C-band deflection cavities,\" in
Computer Knowledge \[electronic bulletin board\], s.1. July 2, 1993-;
\[cited Dec. 12, 1993\], Available listserv@NETFIN.BITNET

\[4\] R. Chew, \"A comparison of RF electrode models,\" in MD Net
\[database online\], Bethesda, MD; National Library of Medicine, 1994
\[cited Nov. 1994\]. Identifier no. D000162 \[52 lines\].

\[5\] D. Shamlo, \"Electronic marketing and identifying techniques,\" in
Electronic Guide \[database online\]. New York: Computer Wire,
1989-\[updated May 23, 1989; cited March 12, 1992\]. Accession no.
004082; No=RE436. 4 screens. Available from DIALOG Information Services,
Inc., Palo Alto, CA.

**APPENDIX B**

***A. Converting your manuscript to .pdf for uploading:***

In order to facilitate the conversion of your manuscript to .pdf, it is
highly recommended that the author uses PDF express, a free service to
authors. To access PDF express, go to
<http://216.228.1.34/pdfexpress/log.asp> and use Conference ID: ppc 05

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height="1.367361111111111in"}

Additional instructions can be found on the conference website,
[www.sandia.gov/ppc2005](http://www.sandia.gov/ppc2005).

[^1]: ^^ Work supported in part by the US Dept of Agriculture under
    contract number DOA-8910

[^2]: ^^ email: G.London@doa.lu.gov