Title :
The reverse blowout effect
Author :
Himler, Gary J. ; Cohn, George I.
Author_Institution :
Bell Aircraft Corp., Buffalo, N. Y.
Abstract :
At high altitudes a d-c arc may move under the influence of an external magnetic field in a direction opposite to that in which it moves at sea level. This graduate student prize-winning article discusses this anomaly, explaining it as a surface phenomenon.
Keywords :
Anodes; Cathodes; Force; Ions; Magnetic fields; Plasma temperature;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1948.6444488
