The current-voltage characteristics and potential oscillations of a double layer in a triple-plasma device

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 434-444

  Carpenter, R T ^a   Torven S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

CURRENT-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DOUBLE LAYER; NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE; POTENTIAL OSCILLATIONS; TRIPLE-PLASMA DEVICE;

PLASMA DEVICES;

EID: 0023397238     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.1987.4316727     Document Type: Article

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