Copper cathode erosion by an electric arc - the causes of the variations of the erosion rate with the electrode gap

Plasma Sources Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 10-16

  Teste, Ph ^a   Leblanc, T ^a   Andlauer, R ^a   Chabrerie, J P ^a  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CATHODES; ELECTRODES; PLASMA JETS;

COPPER CATHODE EROSION; ELECTRODE GAP; EROSION RATE;

ELECTRIC ARCS;

EID: 0035249438     PISSN: 09630252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/10/1/302     Document Type: Article

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