Influence of an axial magnetic field on the electron temperature in a vacuum arc plasma

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 33, Issue 5 I, 2005, Pages 1542-1547

  Galonska, Michael ^a   Hollinger, Ralph ^a   Krinberg, Igor A ^b   Spaedtke, Peter ^a  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^b IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Axial magnetic field; Electron energy distribution; Electron temperature; Vacuum arcs

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FLUX; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMA JETS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

AXIAL MAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRON ENERGY DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; VACUUM ARC PLASMA;

PLASMAS;

EID: 27644559098     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2005.856504     Document Type: Article

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