• DocumentCode
    1261310
  • Title

    Ionization–Recombination Front in High-Current Vacuum Arc

  • Author

    Schneider, A. ; Popov, S. ; Sandolache, G. ; Batrakov, A. ; Rowe, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of High-Current Electron. SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    2844
  • Lastpage
    2845
  • Abstract
    Stable plumes with a distinct and bright shell were observed at the anode of the high-current vacuum arc burning during 10 ms at a current of up to 15 kA in peak. Spectrum-resolved imaging reveals the shell to be emitted mostly by neutral atoms. A shell is surrounded by a diffuse halo emitted by ions. The shell nature can be interpreted in terms of formation of the ionization-recombination front in the place of impact of the cathode and anode plasmas.
  • Keywords
    arcs (electric); ion recombination; ionisation; plasma collision processes; plasma diagnostics; plasma transport processes; diffuse halo shell; high-current vacuum arc; ionization-recombination front formation; spectrum-resolved image analysis; stable plume analysis; time 10 ms; Anodes; Cathodes; Imaging; Ions; Plasmas; Vacuum arcs; High-current vacuum arc; vacuum circuit breakers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2011.2158590
  • Filename
    5934699
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1261310