Predicted Emittance and Brightness of the Pseudospark Electron-Beam

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 243-247

  Pitchford, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CATHODES; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC SPARK GAPS; ELECTRON BEAMS; HELIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMAS;

BRIGHTNESS; DISCHARGE VOLTAGE; ELECTRON BEAM EMITTANCE; EMITTANCE; HOLLOW CATHODES; PSEUDOSPARKS; TWO DIMENSIONAL HYBRID FLUID PARTICLE MODEL;

ELECTRIC SPARKS;

EID: 0029326778     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.402308     Document Type: Article

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