Spatial and time characteristics of high current, high voltage pseudospark discharges

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 740-747

  Frank, Klaus ^a   Stark, Robert ^a   Christiansen, Jens ^a   Felsner, Petra ^a   Görtler, Andreas ^a   Hoffmann, Dieter H H ^a   Prucker, Udo ^a   Schwandner, Alfred ^a   Stetter, Michael ^a   Tkotz, Rupert ^a   Urban, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrodes; Electron beams; Gas discharges; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRIC SPARK GAPS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; IONIZATION OF GASES; PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

GAS DISCHARGES; PLASMA BLOWUP;

ELECTRIC SPARKS;

EID: 0031210497     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.640697     Document Type: Article

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