Cathode spot initiation in different external conditions

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 603-613

  He, Zhong Jun ^a   Haug, Robert ^a  

^a SUPELEC   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTRON EMISSION; HEAT CONDUCTION; IONIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECIFIC HEAT;

CATHODE SPOT INITIATION; ION CURRENT DENSITY; JOULE EFFECT; NOTTINGHAM EFFECT; OHMIC HEATING; TUNNELING PROBABILITY;

FIELD EMISSION CATHODES;

EID: 0031077508     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/30/4/016     Document Type: Article

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