Title :
The "hunting effect" in the cathode region of a vacuum arc
Author :
Mesyats, G.A. ; Barengolts, S.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electrophys., Acad. of Sci., Ekaterinburg, Russia
Abstract :
The interaction of liquid-metal droplets with plasma jets in the cathode region of a vacuum arc is considered based on the ecton model of a cathode spot. It is shown that the heating of a droplet which is in the zone of operation of a cathode spot can result in the transition of the droplet into the plasma state.
Keywords :
cathodes; drops; liquid metals; plasma jets; vacuum arcs; cathode region; cathode spot; droplet heating; ecton model; liquid-metal droplets; plasma jets; plasma state; vacuum arc; Cathodes; Current density; Electrons; Heating; Laser modes; Physics; Plasma density; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma temperature; Vacuum arcs;
Conference_Titel :
Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, 2002. 20th International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7394-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISDEIV.2002.1027316
