Mechanisms affecting the speed and direction of vacuum arc cathode spots movement in a magnetic field

• Published in: Problems of Atomic Science and Technology
• Date: 2023
• Main Authors: Vasyliev, V.V., Strel’nitskij, V.E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Національний науковий центр «Харківський фізико-технічний інститут» НАН України 2023
• Subjects: Low temperature plasma and plasma technologies
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/196037
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Mechanisms affecting the speed and direction of vacuum arc cathode spots movement in a magnetic field / V.V. Vasyliev, V.E. Strel’nitskij // Problems of Atomic Science and Technology. — 2023. — № 1. — С. 92-97. — Бібліогр.: 23 назв. — англ.

Based on the known experimental and theoretical data, a new model of the plasma jet, which emit by cathode spot (СS) along the magnetic field proposed. According to this model, the plasma jet contains an oppositely directed current of accelerated ions of the cathode material with an excess positive...