Ion Flux From the Cathode Region of a Vacuum Arc

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 688-694

  Kutzner, Janusz ^a   Miller, H Craig ^b  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES--EROSION; GAS DYNAMICS; IONS;

CATHODE SPOTS; ION FLUX;

ELECTRIC ARCS;

EID: 0024753323     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.41183     Document Type: Article

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