TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of current instabilities on the parameters of the vacuum arc plasma jet
AU - Alterkop, B.
AU - Beilis, I.
AU - Boxman, R.
AU - Goldsmith, S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 1994/5/1
Y1 - 1994/5/1
N2 - The influence of the Buneman instability on the parameters of a current carrying plasma is investigated. By using the quasi-linear approximation the analytical expressions which connect the plasma parameter changes and the turbulent electrical conductivity with the energy of the unstable electrostatic field fluctuations were obtained. The latter is expressed by the plasma supercriticality. The experimental data of the arc discharge in an extended gap are analyzed. It is shown that the changes of the electron temperature and potential drop can be explained by this instability.
AB - The influence of the Buneman instability on the parameters of a current carrying plasma is investigated. By using the quasi-linear approximation the analytical expressions which connect the plasma parameter changes and the turbulent electrical conductivity with the energy of the unstable electrostatic field fluctuations were obtained. The latter is expressed by the plasma supercriticality. The experimental data of the arc discharge in an extended gap are analyzed. It is shown that the changes of the electron temperature and potential drop can be explained by this instability.
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U2 - 10.1117/12.174612
DO - 10.1117/12.174612
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AN - SCOPUS:85076472946
SN - 0277-786X
VL - 2259
SP - 76
EP - 81
JO - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
JF - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
T2 - 16th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum 1994
Y2 - 23 May 1994 through 30 May 1994
ER -