Corona Discharge Processes

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 1152-1166

  Chang, Jen Shih ^a   Lawless, Phil A ^b   Yamamoto, Toshiaki ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; GASES--ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; IONS; PLASMAS--APPLICATIONS;

UNIPOLAR IONS;

ELECTRIC CORONA;

EID: 0026366612     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.125038     Document Type: Article

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