Chopping effect observed at cathodic arc initiation

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1303-1304

  Anders, André ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODIC ARC INITIATION; CHOPPING CURRENT; VACUUM ARCS; VACUUM INTERRUPTERS; VOLTAGE SPIKES;

ALUMINUM; CATHODES; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; VACUUM;

PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0034239954     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.893320     Document Type: Article

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