Cyclic erosion of a cathode in high-pressure arcs

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1573-1576

  Nemchinsky, Valerian ^a  

^a FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS; EROSION; HAFNIUM; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS;

GAS PRESSURES;

CATHODES;

EID: 0038782178     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/36/13/322     Document Type: Article

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