Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleEffect of residual gas on the ion charge distribution in vacuum arc discharge plasmas.AuthorsNikolaev, A. G.; Oks, E. M.; Yushkov, G. Yu.AbstractA magnetic mass analyzer and time-of-flight mass spectrometer are used to study the effect of the pressure and type of residual gas on the ion charge distribution in the plasma of an arc discharge with a cathode spot. The possibility of ionizing a substantial fraction of the gas atoms in this type of discharge is pointed out. © 1998 American Institute of Physics.SubjectsVACUUM arcs; PLASMA gasesPublicationTechnical Physics, 1998, Vol 43, Issue 9, p1031ISSN1063-7842Publication typeArticleDOI10.1134/1.1259125