Life time of a refractory cathode doped with a work-function-lowering dopant

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2417-2422

  Nemchinsky, Valerian A ^a  

^a ESAB Welding and Cutting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SERVICE LIFE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

REFRACTORY CATHODES; WORK FUNCTION LOWERING DOPANTS;

CATHODES;

EID: 0030244572     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/29/9/028     Document Type: Article

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