X-ray emission in streamer-corona plasma

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Nguyen, C V ^a   Van Deursen, A P J ^a   Van Heesch, E J M ^a   Winands, G J J ^a   Pemen, A J M ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ARC DISCHARGE; CATHODE PLATES; CORONA PLASMAS; DC BIAS; DRIVING VOLTAGES; ENERGETIC ELECTRON; RISETIMES; SECONDARY STREAMERS; STREAMER DISCHARGES; STREAMER PROPAGATION; TIME RESOLVED IMAGING; TRANSIT TIME; X-RAY EMISSION; X-RAY ENERGIES;

CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ION BEAMS; X RAY SCATTERING;

WIRE;

EID: 73649117511     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/43/2/025202     Document Type: Article

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