Modeling of cold emission cathode by inclusion of combined field and thermionic emission processes

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  He, Xin ^a   Scharer, John ^a   Booske, John ^a   Sengele, Sean ^a  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON TUNNELING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD;

GAP ELECTRIC FIELDS; THERMIONIC EMISSION PROCESS;

THERMIONIC CATHODES;

EID: 34548612903     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2778287     Document Type: Article

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