Transient spots on cathodes of high-pressure arc discharges

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4 PART 1, 2008, Pages 1032-1033

  Almeida, P G C ^a   Benilov, M S ^a   Cunha, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Arc attachment; Arc cathode; Cathode spots; High pressure arc

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TUBES; WEIGHT CONTROL;

AND MODELING; ARC ATTACHMENT; ARC CATHODE; ARC CURRENTS; CATHODE SPOTS; HIGH-PRESSURE ARC; PLASMA SCIENCE; PRESSURE ARC;

THERMIONIC CATHODES;

EID: 50249113915     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.927099     Document Type: Article

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