The high-current vacuum arc in an axial magnetic field: An experimental investigation
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 54 (1) , 144-149
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.331740
Abstract
A spectroscopic study of the plasma parameters of a high-current vacuum arc in an axial magnetic field shows that the interaction of the particles in the arc is collisional. A previously suggested pressure drop is found to exist. The pressure buildup in the arc may be influenced significantly by ion-neutral friction.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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