Emission uniformity and emittance of explosive field-emission cathodes

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 30, Issue 4 II, 2002, Pages 1592-1596

  Shiffler, Donald A ^a   Ruebush, M ^a   Zagar, D ^b   LaCour, M ^c   Golby, K ^c   Clark, M Collins ^d   Haworth, Michael D ^a   Umstattd, R ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Technical Matters   (United States)

^c SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^d MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathodes; Electron beams; Electron guns; Microwave tubes

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; DEGASSING; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON GUNS; FLASHOVER; MICROWAVE TUBES; PLASMA THEORY;

POLYMER-VELVET CATHODES;

FIELD EMISSION CATHODES;

EID: 0037275637     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2002.804172     Document Type: Review

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