Reduction of crossed-field diode transmitted current due to anode secondary emission

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 261-265

  Gopinath, V P ^a   Vanderberg, B H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0041454451     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.872696     Document Type: Article

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