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Application of Cathode Spot Theory for Arcs Formed in Technical Devices

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Plasma and Spot Phenomena in Electrical Arcs

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One of the important issues is the electrical arc initiation and development in devices with flowing plasmas or in high-pressure systems. Such arcing occurred in generators of low-temperature plasmas, in plasma accelerators, in plasma of products of combustion, and in a rail gun [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]. The plasma devices consist of complicated designs and different types of electrode assemblies. In this case, different problems arise by the projection of the assemblies and their optimization

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Beilis, I. (2020). Application of Cathode Spot Theory for Arcs Formed in Technical Devices. 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_25

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