Study of electrode products emitted by vacuum arcs in form of molten metal particles
- 1 January 1975
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 46 (1), 126-131
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.321333
Abstract
The electrode products emitted by vacuum arcs in the form of molten metal particles were studied for Au, Pd, and Mg in the current range 2−6 A. The study includes the size distribution of these molten metal particles, the volume carried by these particles versus the volume carried by the metal vapor, and the velocity distribution of these particles. It was found that the ratio of volumes carried by the particles and the vapor is greatly dependent on the cathode material.Keywords
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