Langmuir probe measurements in a vacuum arc plasma centrifuge

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1044-1051

  Dallaqua, R S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cathode erosion; Langmuir probes; Plasma centrifuge; Vacuum arcs

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC ARCS; PLASMAS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

LANGMUIR PROBE MEASUREMENT; VACUUM ARC PLASMA CENTRIFUGE;

PLASMA PROBES;

EID: 0032095198     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.700886     Document Type: Article

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