Comparative studies on intense electron beams generated in transient hollow-cathode discharges

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 30, Issue 5 I, 2002, Pages 1820-1826

  Dewald, Eduard ^a   Frank, Klaus ^b   Hoffmann, Dieter H H ^c   Tauschwitz, Andreas ^c  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Channel spark; Electron beams; Preionization controlled open ended hollow cathode (PCOHC); Pseudospark

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; IONIZATION; PLASMA DENSITY;

CHANNEL SPARK; PREIONIZATION CONTROLLED OPEN ENDED HALLOW CATHODE; PSEUDOSPARK; TRANSIENT HALLOW CATHODE DISCHARGES;

ELECTRON BEAMS;

EID: 0036826712     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2002.806622     Document Type: Article

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