Energy and density of ions in vacuum arcs between axial and radial magnetic field contacts

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 29, Issue 5 I, 2001, Pages 726-733

  Duning G ^a   Lindmayer, M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arc; Axial magnetic field; Ion density; Ion energy; Radial magnetic field; Vacuum arc

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA DENSITY; POSITIVE IONS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; VACUUM;

AXIAL MAGNETIC FIELD CONTACTS; ION DENSITY; ION ENERGY; RADIAL MAGNETIC FIELD CONTACTS; VACUUM ARC PLASMA; VACUUM ARCS; VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKERS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0035485538     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.964464     Document Type: Article

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