Ecton Mechanism of the Vacuum Arc Cathode Spot

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 879-883

  Mesyats, Gennady A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ELECTROPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COPPER; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRODES; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; LIQUID METALS; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; PLASMA JETS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

CATHODE SPOT; COPPER ELECTRODES; ECTON MECHANISM; ION EROSION; MICROSCOPIC EXPLOSIONS; SPECIFIC MASS REMOVAL; VACUUM ARC CATHODE SPOT;

ELECTRON EMISSION;

EID: 0029535774     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.476469     Document Type: Article

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