An equation for thermionic currents in vacuum energy conversion diodes

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 73, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 2971-2973

  Marshall, Albert C ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 21944437809     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.122647     Document Type: Article

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