Puzzling differences in bismuth and lead plasmas: Evidence for the significant role of neutrals in cathodic vacuum arcs

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Anders, Andŕ ^a   Yushkov, Georgy Yu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF HIGH CURRENT ELECTRONICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ION SOURCES; LEAD COMPOUNDS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VAPOR PRESSURE;

CATHODIC VACUUM ARCS; ION CHARGE STATE MEASUREMENTS; LEAD PLASMAS; TIME CONSTANT;

PLASMAS;

EID: 34548379512     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2776858     Document Type: Article

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