High-current vacuum arc discharge with gas-filled electrodes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2259, Issue , 1994, Pages 149-152

  Logatchev, A A ^a   Shkol'Nik, S M ^a  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRODES; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

EROSION CHARACTERISTICS; HIGH CURRENT VACUUM ARC; TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS; TI CATHODES;

VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0006972986     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.174630     Document Type: Conference Paper

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