Voltage drop over a vacuum arc and the cathode-spot brightness

Journal Article · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/27.55944· OSTI ID:6508332

Nazarov, S N; Rakhovsky, V I; Zhurbenko, V G ^[1]

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1. All-Union Center for Surface and Vacuum Investigation, Andreevskaya Nab. 2, Moscow (SU)

A spectral investigation of low-current dc vacuum arc voltage is presented. High-speed steak photographs of cathode-spot light emission with high time resolution are obtained. Characteristic frequencies of cathode-spot instabilities are derived from averaged frequency spectra of arc voltage.

• OSTI ID: 6508332
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA), Vol. 18:3; ISSN 0093-3813
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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