• DocumentCode
    1215306
  • Title

    The Diffuse Vacuum Arc: A Definition

  • Author

    Schellekens, Hans

  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    291
  • Lastpage
    295
  • Abstract
    It is shown that the name diffuse arc based on high-speed photography is ambiguous. An optical-probe method is described, which enables one to quantify the arcing state. This leads to a new measurable quantity: diffusity.
  • Keywords
    Anodes; Cathodes; Current-voltage characteristics; Geometry; High speed optical techniques; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Photography; Vacuum arcs; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.1985.4316423
  • Filename
    4316423