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Cathode Spot Motion in a Transverse and in an Oblique Magnetic Field

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Different aspects of experimental investigation of cathode spot motion in a vacuum arc under transverse- and oblique-oriented magnetic fields will be reviewed and analyzed.

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Beilis, I. (2020). Cathode Spot Motion in a Transverse and in an Oblique Magnetic Field. In: Plasma and Spot Phenomena in Electrical Arcs. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, vol 113. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44747-2_13

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