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Title: Electron beam melting at high pressures with a vacuum separator/plasma lens

Conference ·
OSTI ID:387474
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  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY (United States)

Plasmas can be used to provide a vacuum-atmosphere interface or separation between vacua regions as an alternative to differential pumping. Vacuum-atmosphere interface utilizing a cascade arc discharge was successfully propagated from vacuum through such a plasma interface and out into atmospheric pressure. This plasma device also functions as an effective plasma lens. Such a device can be adopted for use in electron beam melting.

OSTI ID:
387474
Report Number(s):
CONF-951158-; TRN: 96:004973-0014
Resource Relation:
Conference: 12. annual conference on electron beam melting and refining: state of the art 1995, Reno, NV (United States), 11-13 Nov 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Electron beam melting and refining state of the art 1995; Bakish, R. [ed.]; PB: 299 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English