The retrograde motion of arc cathode spots in vacuum

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2025-2036

  Jüttner, Burkhard ^a   Kleberg, Ingmar ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 4244158852     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/33/16/315     Document Type: Article

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