Ion flux from vacuum arc cathode spots in the absence and presence of a magnetic field

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 4824-4832

  Anders, André ^a   Yushkov, George Yu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF HIGH CURRENT ELECTRONICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARC BURNING; ARC CURRENT; ARC VOLTAGE; CATHODE MATERIALS; CATHODE SPOT; COHESIVE ENERGIES; DENSITY GRADIENTS; DRIFT TIME; FIELD STRENGTHS; INVERSE RELATIONS; ION COLLECTORS; ION CURRENTS; ION DETECTORS; ION ENERGIES; ION EROSION RATES; ION FLUXES; LOW FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; MAGNETIC MIRROR EFFECT; PLASMA IMPEDANCE; PLASMA PARTICLES; PLASMA PRODUCTION; PLASMA TEMPERATURE; POWER INPUT; VACUUM ARC CATHODE SPOT;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; IONS; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MIRRORS; PLASMAS; VACUUM; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

CATHODES;

EID: 0037091861     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1459619     Document Type: Article

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