Computer Simulation Of Post-Arc Plasma Behavior At Short Contact Separation In Vacuum

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 45-50

  Glinkowski, Mieter ^a   Greenwood, Allan ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY;

CONSERVATION LAWS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0024612297     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.21671     Document Type: Article

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