Low level plasma formation in a carbon velvet cesium iodide coated cathode

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1680-1684

  Shiffler, D ^a   Heggemeier, J ^a   LaCour, M ^a   Golby, K ^a   Ruebush, M ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISK-SHAPED CATHODES; OPTICAL SPECTRA; PLASMA FORMATION; REP-RATE TEST PULSERS (RTP);

CESIUM COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRON EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS; FLUORESCENCE; INORGANIC COATINGS; MICROWAVES; SPECTROMETERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 2542454899     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1666571     Document Type: Article

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