Review of cold cathode research at the air force research laboratory

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 3 PART 1, 2008, Pages 718-728

  Shiffler, Don ^a   Haworth, Michael ^a   Cartwright, Keith ^a   Umstattd, Ryan ^b   Ruebush, Mitch ^c   Heidger, Susan ^a   LaCour, Matthew ^d   Golby, Ken ^d   Sullivan, Don ^e   Duselis, Peter ^e   Luginsland, John ^f  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^e KTECH CORPORATION   (United States)

^f NUMEREX   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold cathodes; Field emission cathodes; High power microwaves (HPMs)

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERICS; CARBON FIBERS; CATHODES; CESIUM; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON GUNS; ELECTRON OPTICS; ELECTRON TUBES; FIBER OPTICS; FIELD EMISSION; MAGNETRONS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PARTICLE BEAMS; POWER GENERATION; RESEARCH; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; STRESS ANALYSIS;

AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORIES; CATHODE MATERIALS; COLD CATHODES; DIRECTED ENERGY; ELECTRON BEAM INTERACTION; ELECTRON-BEAM QUALITY; FIELD EMISSIONS; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; HIGH POWER MICROWAVE SOURCES; HIGH POWER MICROWAVES (HPMS); HIGH-POWER MICROWAVE; MAGNETICALLY INSULATED TRANSMISSION LINE OSCILLATOR; MATE RIAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMUM GEOMETRIES; OUT-GASSING; PLASMA FORMATIONS; RELATIVISTIC MAGNETRONS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS;

FIELD EMISSION CATHODES;

EID: 45949087185     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.926227     Document Type: Review

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