Ion charge state distributions of pulsed vacuum arcs-interpretation of their temporal development

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 118-119

  Anders, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ion charge state distribution; Time of flight measurements; Vacuum arcs

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC ARCS; ION BEAMS;

ION CHARGE STATE DISTRIBUTIONS; PULSED VACUUM ARCS; TIME OF FLIGHT MEASUREMENT;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0032003081     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.659541     Document Type: Article

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