Title :
Experimental study of the behavior of liquid metal under the plasma of a cathode spot
Author :
Batrakov, Alexander ; Jüttner, Burkhard ; Popov, Sergey ; Proskurovsky, Dmitry
Author_Institution :
Siberian Div., Russian Acad. of Sci., Tomsk, Russia
Abstract :
This paper reports the results of direct observation with high temporal and spatial resolution of the behavior of liquid metal under the plasma of the cathode spot of low-current vacuum arcs. New data have been obtained on the interplay between the formation of liquid-metal microstructures and the motion of the cathode spot.
Keywords :
cathodes; liquid metals; plasma diagnostics; plasma jets; plasma transport processes; vacuum arcs; cathode spot; cathode spot motion; liquid metal; liquid-metal microstructures; low-current vacuum arcs; plasma; spatial resolution; temporal resolution; Cameras; Cathodes; Fault location; Needles; Optical microscopy; Optical recording; Plasmas; Pulse measurements; Spatial resolution; Vacuum arcs;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2003.818428
