A comparison of electron-emission equations used in arc-cathode interaction calculations

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 2905-2910

  Coulombe, Sylvain ^a   Meunier, Jean Luc ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; PLASMA SHEATHS; THERMIONIC CATHODES;

MURPHY GOOD EQUATION; THERMIONIC EMISSION EQUATION; THERMOFIELD EMISSION;

ELECTRON EMISSION;

EID: 0031248446     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/30/20/019     Document Type: Review

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