An analysis of corona currents between two concentric cylindrical electrodes

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-48

  Q Feng, James ^a  

^a XEROX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentric cylindrical electrodes; Corona; Ionization; Space charge limited currents; Townsend's formula; Unipolar charge currents; Warburg's formula; Wire cylinder corona devices; Wire cylinder geometry

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRODES; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

CONCENTRIC CYLINDRICAL ELECTRODES; TOWNSEND'S FORMULA; UNIPOLAR CHARGE CURRENTS; WARBURG'S FORMULA; WIRE-CYLINDER GEOMETRY;

ELECTRIC CORONA;

EID: 0033096760     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3886(98)00057-6     Document Type: Article

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