• DocumentCode
    1217993
  • Title

    Measurement of the Current Distribution at the Anode in a Low-Current Vacuum Arc

  • Author

    Drouet, Michel G. ; Poissard, Philippe ; Meunier, Jean-Luc

  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1987
  • Firstpage
    506
  • Lastpage
    509
  • Abstract
    The distribution of the current collected by a multiring anode is measured in a diffuse vacuum arc for several values of the arc current and the electrode separation. It is found that the distribution widens as the electrode separation increases. Comparison with previous measurements suggests an influence of the electrode geometry on the results.
  • Keywords
    Anodes; Cathodes; Copper; Current distribution; Current measurement; Density measurement; Electrodes; Plasmas; Ring lasers; Vacuum arcs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.1987.4316744
  • Filename
    4316744