On the Ion Energy Distribution of High Current Arcs in Vacuum

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 909-914

  Rusteberg, Carsten ^a   Lindmayer, Manfred ^a   Jüttner, Burkhard ^b   Pursch, Heinz ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; IONS; PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES; VACUUM;

HIGH CURRENT ARCS; INTERELECTRODE PLASMA; ION ENERGY DISTRIBUTION; PLASMA PARAMETERS; RETARDING FIELD ANALYZER; VACUUM ARC PLASMA;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0029545840     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.476474     Document Type: Article

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