Title :
Calculation of plasma parameters of the vacuum arc in an axial magnetic field
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electrophys., Acad. of Sci., Ekaterinburg, Russia
Abstract :
The paper presents a two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic model of a high-current vacuum arc under the action of external axial magnetic field. The dependence of a mean charge of ions, produced by vacuum arc, on magnetic field and total arc current is calculated numerically
Keywords :
ions; magnetic fields; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; vacuum arcs; axial magnetic field; external axial magnetic field; high-current vacuum arc; mean ions charge; plasma parameters calculation; total arc current; two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic model; vacuum arc; Anodes; Cathodes; Electrons; Geometry; Magnetic fields; Magnetohydrodynamics; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Vacuum arcs;
Conference_Titel :
Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, 2000. Proceedings. ISDEIV. XIXth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Xi´an
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5791-4
DOI :
10.1109/DEIV.2000.877289
