Effect of the pulse repetition rate on the composition and ion charge-state distribution of pulsed vacuum arcs

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 220-226

  Yushkov, George Y ^a   Anders, André ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH CURRENT ELECTRONICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CARBON; CATHODES; ELECTRIC ARCS; GAS ADSORPTION; MASS SPECTROMETERS; PLATINUM; TANTALUM;

CHARGE TO MASS SPECTROMETERS; ION CHARGE STATE DISTRIBUTION; PULSE REPETITION RATE; PULSED VACUUM ARCS; TIME OF FLIGHT (TOF) SPECTROSCOPY;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0032050660     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.669634     Document Type: Article

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