The Interaction of Vacuum Arc Ion Currents with Axial Magnetic Fields

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1983, Pages 152-159

  Heberlein, Joachim V R ^a   Porto, D Deborah R ^b  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^b Westinghouse Control Division ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS - CURRENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMAS;

ELECTRIC ARCS;

EID: 0020812408     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.1983.4316243     Document Type: Article

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