Photoinduced field-assisted electron emission from dielectric-coated electrodes into gases

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2008, Pages

  Josepson, R ^a   Laan, M ^a   Aarik, J ^a   Kasikov, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COATED WIRE ELECTRODES; ELECTRODES; METALLIZING; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PLATINUM;

DIELECTRIC-COATED ELECTRODES; NON SELF SUSTAINED DISCHARGE; PHOTO-INDUCED; POINT PLANE GAP; THIN LAYERING;

NONMETALS;

EID: 48249152201     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/13/135209     Document Type: Article

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