Time-dependence of ion charge state distributions of vacuum arcs: An interpretation involving atoms and charge exchange collisions

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1 II, 2005, Pages 205-209

  Anders, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Charge exchange collisions; Ion charge states; Vacuum arcs

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CATHODES; COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC ARCS; IONS; PROBABILITY; SPUTTERING; TEMPERATURE;

CHARGE EXCHANGE COLLISIONS; ION CHARGE STATES; VACUUM ARCS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 14844320099     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.841804     Document Type: Article

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