Most cited papers in Vacuum and Plasma Arcs

Vacuum and Plasma Arcs

What are the most cited papers in Vacuum and Plasma Arcs?

The most cited paper in Vacuum and Plasma Arcs is "On a plasma sheath separating regions of oppositely directed magnetic field" (Edward G. Harris, 1962), with 1,309 citations. Next come "Plasma physics via computer simulation" (1,308) and "Collision Phenomena in Ionized Gases" (1,099).

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Showing 50 of 101 papers. Every paper with more than 192 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	On a plasma sheath separating regions of oppositely directed magnetic field Edward G. Harris · Il Nuovo Cimento	1962	1,309
2	Plasma physics via computer simulation T. Tajima · Computer Physics Communications	Sep 1986	1,308
3	Collision Phenomena in Ionized Gases Earl W. McDaniel, Ernest P. Gray · Physics Today	Dec 1965	1,099
4	Plasma assisted ignition and combustion Svetlana M Starikovskaia · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics	4 Aug 2006	953
5	Electric Tunnel Effect between Dissimilar Electrodes Separated by a Thin Insulating Film John G. Simmons · Journal of Applied Physics	Sep 1963	950
6	Transport of dust particles in glow-discharge plasmas Michael S. Barnes, John H. Keller, John C. Forster et al. · Physical Review Letters	20 Jan 1992	688
7	Transport coefficients of argon, nitrogen, oxygen, argon-nitrogen, and argon-oxygen plasmas Anthony Bruce Murphy, C. J. Arundell · Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing	Dec 1994	552
8	Analysis of the Electrode Products Emitted by dc Arcs in a Vacuum Ambient William D. Davis, H. Craig Miller · Journal of Applied Physics	Apr 1969	545
9	On Bogoliubov's kinetic equation for a spatially homogeneous plasma Andrew Lenard · Annals of Physics	Jul 1960	527
10	Erosion and ionization in the cathode spot regions of vacuum arcs C. W. Kimblin · Journal of Applied Physics	Jul 1973	477
11	Study of the free-burning high-intensity argon arc Kung‐Chung Hsu, Kasra Etemadi, Emil Pfender · Journal of Applied Physics Open access	Mar 1983	470
12	Vacuum arc ion sources I.G. Brown · Review of Scientific Instruments	Oct 1994	466
13	Vacuum Polarization in a Strong Coulomb Field Eyvind H. Wichmann, Norman M. Kroll · Physical Review	15 Jan 1956	465
14	Cathode spots of electric arcs Burkhard Jüttner · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics	21 Aug 2001	436
15	Transport coefficients of air, argon-air, nitrogen-air, and oxygen-air plasmas Anthony Bruce Murphy · Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing	Jun 1995	398
16	Instability of a Partially Ionized Plasma in Crossed Electric and Magnetic Fields Albert Simon · The Physics of Fluids	Mar 1963	397
17	Ion flux from vacuum arc cathode spots in the absence and presence of a magnetic field André Anders, G. Yu. Yushkov · Journal of Applied Physics	15 Apr 2002	385
18	Thermal plasma modelling Alain N. Gleizes, Jean‐Jacques Gonzalez, Pierre Freton · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics	22 Apr 2005	384
19	A DC Hybrid Circuit Breaker With Ultra-Fast Contact Opening and Integrated Gate-Commutated Thyristors (IGCTs) Jean‐Marc Meyer, Alfred C. Rufer · IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery Open access	Apr 2006	379
20	Components of cathode erosion in vacuum arcs Jaap E. Daalder · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics Open access	11 Nov 1976	373
21	Criterion for Vacuum Sparking Designed to Include Both rf and dc W. D. Kilpatrick · Review of Scientific Instruments Open access	Oct 1957	369
22	Solid-State Circuit Breakers and Current Limiters for Medium-Voltage Systems Having Distributed Power Systems Christoph K. Meyer, Stefan Schröder, R.W. DeDoncker · IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics	Sep 2004	361
23	Theory of Electron Penetration L. V. Spencer · Physical Review	15 Jun 1955	354
24	Electric sheath and presheath in a collisionless, finite ion temperature plasma Gilbert A. Emmert, R. Wieland, Allan T. Mense et al. · The Physics of Fluids	Apr 1980	352
25	The Initiation of Electrical Breakdown in Vacuum Lawrence Cranberg · Journal of Applied Physics	May 1952	352
26	Ion charge state distributions of vacuum arc plasmas: The origin of species André Anders · Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics	1997	348
27	Transport coefficients of ionized argon R. S. Devoto · The Physics of Fluids	May 1973	345
28	Probability theory of electron-molecule, ion-molecule, molecule-molecule, and Coulomb collisions for particle modeling of materials processing plasmas and cases K. Nanbu · IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science	Jun 2000	332
29	The effects of metal vapour in arc welding Anthony Bruce Murphy · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics Open access	14 Oct 2010	317
30	Conduction mechanism of non-Ohmic zinc oxide ceramics Kazuo Eda · Journal of Applied Physics	May 1978	310
31	Tungsten surface evolution by helium bubble nucleation, growth and rupture Faiza Sefta, Karl D. Hammond, Niklas Juslin et al. · Nuclear Fusion	4 Jun 2013	303
32	Interface microstructure engineering by high power impulse magnetron sputtering for the enhancement of adhesion Arutiun Papken Ehiasarian, Jianguo Wen, Ivan Petrov · Journal of Applied Physics	Mar 2007	302
33	Processing science of advanced thermal-barrier systems Sanjay Sampath, Uwe Schulz, Maria Ophelia Jarligo et al. · MRS Bulletin	Oct 2012	295
34	Macroparticle contamination in cathodic arc coatings: generation, transport and control Raymond L. Boxman, S. Goldsmith · Surface and Coatings Technology	Mar 1992	290
35	Predictions of weld pool profiles using plasma physics Manabu Tanaka, J. J. Lowke · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics Open access	15 Dec 2006	287
36	Simulation benchmarks for low-pressure plasmas: Capacitive discharges M. M. Turner, A. Derzsi, Z. Donkó et al. · Physics of Plasmas Open access	2013	287
37	A simplified model for zinc oxide surge arresters Paolo Pinceti, M. Giannettoni · IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery	Apr 1999	285
38	Millimeter-Scale, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems Gas Turbine Engines Alan H. Epstein · Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power	Apr 2004	285
39	Plasmastr�mungen in Lichtb�gen infolge eigenmagnetischer Kompression H. Maecker · The European Physical Journal A	Feb 1955	284
40	The mechanism of the stabilisation of glow plasma at atmospheric pressure Tetsuya Yokoyama, Masuhiro Kogoma, Takao Moriwaki et al. · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics Open access	14 Aug 1990	283
41	Understanding and modelling plasma–electrode interaction in high-pressure arc discharges: a review Mikhail S. Benilov · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics Open access	4 Jul 2008	279
42	Recommended Collision Integrals for Transport Property Computations Part 1: Air Species Michael J. Wright, Deepak Bose, Grant E. Palmer et al. · AIAA Journal	Dec 2005	278
43	Testing and operation of the 15UD Pelletron at NSC D. Kanjilal, Sundeep Chopra, M.M. Narayanan et al. · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment	Apr 1993	275
44	Field Emission: Large Current Densities, Space Charge, and the Vacuum Arc W. P. Dyke, J. K. Trolan · Physical Review	15 Feb 1953	274
45	Composition and transport properties of SF6and their use in a simplified enthalpy flow arc model Leslie S. Frost, R. W. Liebermann · Proceedings of the IEEE	1971	273
46	Low-macroscopic-field electron emission from carbon films and other electrically nanostructured heterogeneous materials: hypotheses about emission mechanism Richard G. Forbes · Solid-State Electronics	Jun 2001	264
47	A model of the cathode region of atmospheric pressure arcs Mikhail S. Benilov, A. Marotta · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics Open access	14 Sep 1995	262
48	A simplified unified theory of arcs and their electrodes J. J. Lowke, Richard A. Morrow, Jawad Haidar · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics Open access	21 Jul 1997	260
49	Radiative corrections in quantum electrodynamics with intense field and their analytical properties V. I. Ritus · Annals of Physics	Feb 1972	260
50	Thermodynamic and transport properties in equilibrium air plasmas in a wide pressure and temperature range Antonio D’Angola, Gianpiero Colonna, C. Gorse et al. · The European Physical Journal D	22 Nov 2007	259

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