Briefs A Super-Emissive Self-Heated Cathode for High-Power Applications

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1989, Pages 825-826

  Hartmann, W ^a   Kirkman, G ^a   Dominic, V ^a   Gundersen, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TUBES, THYRATRON--ELECTRODES; GLOW DISCHARGES; MOLYBDENUM AND ALLOYS;

CATHODE EMISSION PROCESS; CATHODE SURFACES; GLOW DISCHARGE SWITCHES; SUPEREMISSIVE CATHODE;

CATHODES, THERMIONIC;

EID: 0024647356     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: 15579646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.22493     Document Type: Article

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