Neutral Copper Vapor Density and Dielectric Recovery After Forced Extinction of Vacuum Arcs

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 676-678

  Lins, Gunter ^a   Paulus, Irmo ^a   Pohl, Felix ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS--IONIZATION; COPPER AND ALLOYS; FLUORESCENCE--LASER APPLICATIONS;

DIELECTRIC RECOVERY DATA; FORCED EXTINCTION; IMPACT IONIZATION;

ELECTRIC ARCS;

EID: 0024749488     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.41180     Document Type: Article

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