Modelling of a pinched cascaded arc light source using argon

Plasma Sources Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 865-872

  Broks, B H P ^a   Keizer, J G ^a   Zijlmans, R A B ^a   Van Der Mullen, J J A M ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA FLOW;

ARC CHANNEL; ARC VOLTAGES; BROADBAND EMISSION; BROADBAND LIGHT SOURCES;

LIGHT SOURCES;

EID: 33750578127     PISSN: 09630252     EISSN: 13616595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/15/4/033     Document Type: Article

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