Cathode-fall development in low-pressure, parallel-plane hydrogen discharges

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 1852-1863

  Jelenkovic B M ^a   Phelps, A V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0041805873     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.53.1852     Document Type: Article

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