Emerging Applications of Vacuum-Arc-Produced Plasma, Ion and Electron Beams (NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry)
Contributors: Efim Oks (Editor); Ian Brown (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: February 28, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781402010651
Subjects: Plasma Physics; Solid State Physics; Physics; Electric Power Stations; Vacuum arcs; Technology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Plasma (Ionized gases); Applied Sciences; Science / Nuclear Physics; Science / Physics; Science-Applied Sciences; Science-Solid State Physics; Engineering - Electrical & Electronic; Electron beams; Ion bombardment
First sentence: It is well-known that a cathodic vacuum arc is characterized by plasma production at micrometer-size, non-stationary cathode spots on a globally relatively cold cathode.