Handbook of Vacuum Arc Science and Technology
Subtitle: Fundamentals and Applications (Materials Science and Process Technology Series)
Contributors: Raymond L. Boxman (Editor); David Sanders (Editor); Philip J. Martin (Editor)
Publisher: Noyes Publications
Published: February 1, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 710
ISBN-13: 9780815513759
Subjects: Electricity, magnetism & electromagnetism; Semi-conductors & super-conductors; Science; Handbooks & Manuals; Electronic Engineering (Specific Aspects); Physics (Specific Aspects); Technology; Plasma (Ionized gases); Science/Mathematics; Industrial applications; Electromagnetism; Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical; Physics; Science / Physics; Vacuum arcs; Engineering - Electrical & Electronic
First sentence: An electrical discharge is the passage of an electrical current through a medium or device which is normally insulating.