Langmuir probes in switching vacuum arc measurements

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 33, Issue 5 I, 2005, Pages 1611-1617

  Klajn, Antoni ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Langmuir probe; Plasma parameters; Switching vacuum arc

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRONS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); PLASMAS; STATISTICAL METHODS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

LANGMUIR PROBE; PLASMA PARAMETERS; SWITCHING VACUUM ARC;

PLASMA PROBES;

EID: 27644527909     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2005.856485     Document Type: Article

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