Conditions of the Anode Spot Formation in a Vacuum Arc

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1983, Pages 36-45

  Dyuzhev, G A ^a   Lyubimov, G A ^a   Shkol'nik, S M ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMAS;

ANODE SPOTS;

ELECTRIC ARCS;

EID: 0020717289     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.1983.4316214     Document Type: Article

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