A simplified fluid model of the metallic plasma and neutral gas interaction in a multicathode spot vacuum arc

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1322-1329

  Kelly, Hector ^a   Marquez, Adriana ^a   Minotti, Fernando O ^a  

^a Instituto de Fisica del Plasma Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fluid model; Ion gas interaction; Vacuum arc

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC ARCS; ION BEAMS; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA DENSITY; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

MULTICATHODE SPOT VACUUM ARCS; STATIONARY FLUID MODEL;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

EID: 0032136162     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.725165     Document Type: Article

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