The Plasma Parameters in the Interelectrode Gap of the Vacuum Arc

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1985, Pages 336-338

  Shkol'nik, S M ^a  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRODES;

INTERELECTRODE GAPS; VACUUM ARCS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0021507995     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.1985.4316433     Document Type: Article

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