Influence of Electrode Separation on Ion Density in the Vacuum Arc

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 718-724

  Lins, Günter ^a  

^a Corporate Research and Development ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM AND ALLOYS; COPPER AND ALLOYS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRODES;

ELECTRODE SEPARATION;

IONS;

EID: 0026240390     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.108404     Document Type: Article

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