The Pressure of Plasma Electrons and the Force on the Cathode of an Arc
- 15 August 1934
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 46 (4) , 278-279
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.46.278
Abstract
It is pointed out that the electrons in a plasma, and particularly in that at the cathode spot of an arc, exert a pressure that has hitherto been overlooked. Numerically, the major portion of the force on the cathode spot can be accounted for in this way.
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