Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleInteraction of Plasma Jets and Droplets in the Cathode Region of a Vacuum Arc.AuthorsMesyats, G. A.; Barengol’ts, S. A.AbstractThe interaction of liquid-metal droplets with plasma jets in the cathode region of a vacuum arc is considered in the context of an ecton model. It is shown that heating of a droplet in the cathode spot region can initiate the droplet transition to the plasma state. © 2002 MAIK “Nauka / Interperiodica”.SubjectsPLASMA jets; CATHODESPublicationJETP Letters, 2002, Vol 75, Issue 6, p257ISSN0021-3640Publication typeArticleDOI10.1134/1.1481458