Theoretical prediction of non-thermionic arc cathode erosion rate including both vaporization and melting of the surface

Plasma Sources Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 239-247

  Coulombe, Sylvain ^a,b   Meunier, Jean Luc ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VAPORIZATION;

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EID: 0034246189     PISSN: 09630252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/9/3/301     Document Type: Article

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