Analysis and simulation of anode heating due to electron field emission

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 317-323

  Fisher, Timothy S ^a   Walker, D G ^b   Weller, Robert A ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anode heating; Electron field emission; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

ANODE HEATING; ANODE THERMAL ENERGY; ELECTRON FIELD EMISSION; ELECTRON KINETIC ENERGY; NONEQUILIBRIUM TRANSFER; THERMALIZATION;

ANODES;

EID: 0041384508     PISSN: 15213331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAPT.2003.815090     Document Type: Article

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