The modelling of the cathode sheath of an electrical arc in vacuum

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1495-1503

  Rossignol, J ^a   Clain, S ^b   Abbaoui, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRON EMISSION; HEAT FLUX; HEAVY IONS; ION EXCHANGE; PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES; SURFACE PHENOMENA; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMIONIC CATHODES; VACUUM;

ENERGY FLUX;

PLASMA SHEATHS;

EID: 0037767576     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/36/13/311     Document Type: Article

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