Spectroscopic study of a single vacuum-arc cathode spot

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 37, Issue 8 SPEC. ISS. PART 1, 2009, Pages 1419-1425

  Popov, Sergey A ^a   Batrakov, Alexander V ^a   Methling, Ralf ^b   Uhrlandt, Dirk ^b   Weltmann, Klaus Dieter ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH CURRENT ELECTRONICS   (Russian Federation)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cathode spot; Time resolved optical emission spectroscopy; Vacuum arc

Indexed keywords

ARC CATHODE; ATOMIC LINES; CATHODE SPOT; CHARGE STATE; CHARGED IONS; EMISSION INTENSITY; HIGH REPRODUCIBILITY; IONIC LINES; LINE BROADENING; METAL CATHODES; NANOSECOND RANGE; SPECTRA-RESOLVED; SPECTRAL LINE; SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES; TIME RESOLUTION; TIME-RESOLVED OPTICAL-EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAHIGH VACUUM CONDITIONS; VACUUM ARC; VACUUM DISCHARGE; VACUUM GAP;

ATOMS; CAMERAS; CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; GALLIUM ALLOYS; IMAGE CONVERTERS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STREAK CAMERAS; VACUUM; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 69249229625     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2009.2024747     Document Type: Conference Paper

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