Why Vacuum Arc Cathode Spots Can Appear Larger Than They Are

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 55-64

  Hantzsche, Erhard ^a   Jüttner, Burkhard ^a   Ziegenhagen, Ganka ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLASMAS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

EMISSION PHOTOGRAPHS; LINE RADIATION; LOCUS OF EXCITATION; PLASMA EXPANSION; VACUUM ARC CATHODE SPOTS;

ELECTRIC ARCS;

EID: 0029254126     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.376561     Document Type: Article

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