Effect of electric and magnetic fields on plasma control during CO2 laser welding

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-63

  Tse, H C ^a   Man, H C ^a   Yue, T M ^a  

^a Laser Processing Center   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC SHIELDING; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PLASMAS;

PLASMA CONTROL;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 0033308032     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-8166(99)00045-7     Document Type: Article

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