Nonequilibrium Lighting Plasmas

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 991-1002

  Dakin, James T ^a  

^a GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LAMPS, FLUORESCENT; ELECTRIC LAMPS, METAL VAPOR; ELECTRIC LAMPS, ULTRAVIOLET; PLASMAS;

ELECTRON GAS; HOLLOW CATHODES;

LIGHT SOURCES;

EID: 0026399891     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.125026     Document Type: Article

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