Slower impedance collapse with hot anode and enhanced emission cathode

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1169-1174

  Pereira, N R ^a  

^a Ecopulse Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRON EMISSION; PLASMA HEATING; PLASMAS;

CESIUM IODIDE; ELECTRODE EFFECTS; IMPEDANCE COLLAPSE; SURFACE CONTAMINATION; VACUUM DISCHARGE;

PLASMA DIODES;

EID: 0033337079     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.782297     Document Type: Article

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