The Spatial and Temporal Development of Pseudospark Switch Plasmas

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 506-510

  Hartmann, Werner ^a   Lins, Günter ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRON EMISSION; SPECTROSCOPY;

HYDROGEN BALMER BETA LINE; PSEUDOSWITCH PLASMAS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0027679071     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.249635     Document Type: Article

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