An improved space-charge-limited emission algorithm for use in particle-in-cell codes

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 289-296

  Watrous, J J ^a,b   Lugisland, J W ^a   Sasser III, G E ^a,c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NUMEREX   (United States)

^c GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 0000003539     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1329152     Document Type: Article

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