A model for mercury orificed hollow cathodes: Theory and experiment

AIAA Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1984, Pages 1405-1412

  Siegfried, Daniel E ^a,b   Wilbur, Paul J ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Ion Tech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES;

EID: 0021515353     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.8796     Document Type: Article

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