High-field single electron emission rates and their influence on the paschen characteristics in compressed gases

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 135-145

  Guile, A E ^a   Salim, M A ^a   Heylen, A E D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; HARDNESS; OXIDES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

OXIDE FILM; PASCHEN SPARKING CHARACTERISTIC; SINGLE ELECTRON EMISSION RATES (SEERS); STATISTICAL AVALANCHE COUNTING TECHNIQUE;

ELECTRON EMISSION;

EID: 0031074075     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.590885     Document Type: Article

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