A periodic table of ion charge-state distributions observed in the transition region between vacuum sparks and vacuum arcs

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2 II, 2001, Pages 393-398

  Anders, André ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Europium; Ion charge states; Rhodium; Terbium; Vacuum arcs

Indexed keywords

VACUUM ARCS; VACUUM SPARKS;

CATHODES; ELECTRIC ARCS; PLASMA SOURCES; THERMIONIC EMISSION;

VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0035302725     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.922752     Document Type: Article

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