Experimental investigation of ion parameters in a cathodic arc plasma operated with nitrogen gas

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1280-1286

  Grondona, Diana ^a   Kelly, Héctor ^a   Márquez, Adriana ^a   Minotti, Fernando O ^a   Zebrowski, Jaroslaw ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic model; Ion diagnostics; Ion gas interaction; Vacuum arc

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; CATHODES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC ARCS; IONS; KINETIC THEORY; NITROGEN; PLASMA DEVICES; TITANIUM; VACUUM;

CATHODIC ARC PLASMA; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; ION DIAGNOSTICS; ION GAS INTERACTION; VACUUM ARC;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0034239992     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.893317     Document Type: Article

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