PHYSICS

Current density in the cathode spot of a vacuum arc and the gradients of electron temperature and density

I. I. Beilis^abc, M. P. Zektser^cab, V. I. Rahovskii<sup>cab

a</sup> Lomonosov Moscow State University, Institute of Mechanics
^b Scientific and Research Centre on Surface and Vacuum Properties Investigations, Moscow
^c Institute for High Temperatures, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow

UDC: 537.523.5

Presented: A. B. Migdal
Received: 28.09.1984