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An Effect of Oxide Layers on the Behaviour of Vacuum Arc Cathode Spots

Nature volume 183, page 1544 (1959)Cite this article

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IN the course of a preliminary experiment to study the effect of electrode surface condition on the behaviour of the cathode spot of a d.c. vacuum arc an interesting phenomenon was observed.

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  1. Research Department, Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Trafford Park, Manchester, 17

    H. WROE & R. H. ALDERSON

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WROE, H., ALDERSON, R. An Effect of Oxide Layers on the Behaviour of Vacuum Arc Cathode Spots. Nature 183, 1544 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831544a0

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