Renewed interest in space exploration and aspirations for colonization of Mars, Moon and
possibly other extra-terrestrial bodies puts pressure on the present-day space technology to …

This book is devoted to a thorough investigation of the physics and applications of the
vacuum arc–a highly-ionized metallic plasma source used in a number of applications–with …

DC arc plasma from Ti, Al, and Ti 1-x Al x (x= 0.16, 0.25, 0.50, and 0.70) compound cathodes
was characterized with respect to plasma chemistry and charge-state-resolved ion energy …

The mass and charge composition of the plasma of a vacuum arc with thick and film-type
zirconium cathodes containing deuterium and hydrogen is investigated experimentally and …

This investigation reports the influence of Ti–C and Ti–W cathode composition on an
industrial-scale dc vacuum arc plasma source. Further, we analyze the influence of plasma …

In multi-component vacuum arc discharge, light ions and heavy ions usually have different
spatial distributions of density and velocity. Previous research has suggested that the …

DC arc plasmas from Al, Ti, Cu, Mo, and W cathodes have been characterized with respect
to plasma chemistry and charge-state-resolved ion energy. The evaluated average …

The energy distribution functions of ions in the cathodic arc plasma using composite AlCr
cathodes were measured as a function of the background gas pressure in the range 0.5 to …

We propose a model for determining the influence of the relative content of deuterium in a
zirconium cathode on the properties of vacuum-arc plasma. It is shown that the occlusion of …

A combination of both conventional and advanced high-resolution characterization
techniques was applied to study the modified layers on the surface of three composite Al-Cr …