Principles and Applications of Vacuum Arc Coatings

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 705-712

  Boxman, Raymond L ^a   Goldsmith, S ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATING TECHNIQUES; DIAMONDS; METALS AND ALLOYS; PLASMAS--TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CATHODE SPOTS; PLASMA JETS; VACUUM ARC COATINGS;

ELECTRIC ARCS;

EID: 0024751356     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.41186     Document Type: Article

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