CATHODE EROSION RATES IN VACUUM-ARC DISCHARGES

被引:37
作者
BROWN, IG [1 ]
SHIRAISHI, H [1 ]
机构
[1] NIPPON STEEL CORP LTD,TOBATA KU,KITAKYUSHU 804,JAPAN
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10.1109/27.45521
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Erosion rates of metal-vapor vacuum-arc cathode materials have been measured for a number of different cathode elements. The measured rates are compared with the rates predicted by a simple estimate based on the known ion generation rates. The agreement is good for the more refractory metals, while for the low boiling-point metals there is evidence for an additional mass loss, as, for example, might be associated with an intense macroparticle generation. © 1990 IEEE
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