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Anode Sheath Switching in a Carbon Nanotube Arc Plasma

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/960288· OSTI ID:960288

The anode ablation rate is investigated as a function of anode diameter for a carbon nanotube arc plasma. It is found that anomalously high ablation occurs for small anode diameters. This result is explained by the formation of a positive anode sheath. The increased ablation rate due to this positive anode sheath could imply greater production rate for carbon nanotubes.

Research Organization:
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI ID:
960288
Report Number(s):
PPPL-4288
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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