The "hunting effect" in the cathode region of a vacuum arc

G.A. Mesyats1, S.A. Barengolts1
1Ural Division, Institute of Electrophysics, Ekaterinburg, Russia

Tóm tắt

The interaction of liquid-metal droplets with plasma jets in the cathode region of a vacuum arc is considered based on the ecton model of a cathode spot. It is shown that the heating of a droplet which is in the zone of operation of a cathode spot can result in the transition of the droplet into the plasma state.

Từ khóa

#Cathodes #Vacuum arcs #Plasma density #Plasma diagnostics #Electrons #Current density #Plasma temperature #Physics #Heating #Laser modes

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