The effective condensation coefficient for the ion flux coming from the cathode spot region of a vacuum arc will be influenced by sputtering. Calculations for a copper vacuum arc indicate that sputtering alone will limit the effective ion condensation coefficient to, at most, 0.94 or 0.80 for copper surfaces at anode or cathode potential, respectively.
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H. Craig Miller (1979) studied this question.
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