Propagation Characteristics of Lead Ion Plasma Generated from an Impulse Vacuum Arc

摘要

Metal vapor plasma generated from a vacuum arc discharge expands into the surrounding space. The purpose of the present study is to know the basic physical properties and propagation characteristics of the metal vapor plasma generated from a short burning time impulse arc and to understand the relation between them. Here, lead cathode is used and lead ion plasma generated from an impulse arc with a burning time of 13μs is taken as the research objective.