Optical investigation of the interaction of a dense plasma with cold cathodes in air

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1110-1116

  Bayer, Ralph ^a   Schein, Jochen ^a   Schumann, Michael ^a   Mentel, Jürgen ^a  

^a RWE POWER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arc discharges; Cathodes; Electric breakdown; Electron emission; Gas discharges; Ionization; Lighting; Plasma sheaths

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF GASES; ELECTRON EMISSION; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; IONIZATION OF GASES; PLASMA SHEATHS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

COMMUTATION ELECTRODES;

PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

EID: 0031246329     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.649632     Document Type: Article

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