A simplified model of the formation of a deep potential well in a vacuum diode

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 31, Issue 5 I, 2003, Pages 847-851

  Barengolts, Sergey A ^a   Kazarinov, Nikolai Yu ^b   Mesyats, Gennady A ^c   Perelshtein, Elkuno A ^b   Shevtsov, Vladimir F ^b  

^a PROKHOROV GENERAL PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUTE OF ELECTROPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Deep nonstationary potential well; Explosive electron emission; Ion acceleration; Virtual cathode

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON EMISSION; VACUUM;

DEEP NONSTATIONARY POTENTIAL WELL; EXPLOSIVE ELECTRON EMISSION VACUUM DIODE; HIGH CURRENT ELECTRON BEAM; ION ACCELERATION; VIRTUAL CATHODE;

PLASMA DIODES;

EID: 0242355110     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2003.818450     Document Type: Article

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