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X Author: Pavel A Ni

2014

Anders, André, Pavel A Ni, and Joakim Andersson."Drifting Ionization Zone in DC Magnetron Sputtering Discharges at Very Low Currents."IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 42.10 (2014) 2578 - 2579. DOI

2013

Anders, André, Matjaž Panjan, Robert Franz, Joakim Andersson, and Pavel A Ni."Drifting potential humps in ionization zones: The “propeller blades” of high power impulse magnetron sputtering."Applied Physics Letters 103.14 (2013) 144103. DOI
Andersson, Joakim, Pavel A Ni, and André Anders."Spectroscopic imaging of self-organization in high power impulse magnetron sputtering plasmas."Applied Physics Letters 103.5 (2013) 054104. DOI

2012

Anders, André, Pavel A Ni, and Albert Rauch."Drifting localization of ionization runaway: Unraveling the nature of anomalous transport in high power impulse magnetron sputtering."Journal of Applied Physics 111.5 (2012) 053304. DOI

2010

Ni, Pavel A, and André Anders."Supersonic metal plasma impact on a surface: an optical investigation of the pre-surface region."Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 43.13 (2010). DOI

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