Exact analysis of surface field reduction due to field-emitted vacuum space charge, in parallel-plane geometry, using simple dimensionless equations

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Forbes, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; ION SOURCES; LIQUID METALS; METAL IONS; VACUUM;

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; APPLIED VOLTAGES; CHILD'S LAWS; CONVERSION FACTORS; CUBIC EQUATIONS; EMITTER SURFACES; EXACT ANALYSES; FIELD EMITTERS; IN FIELDS; LIQUID METAL ION SOURCES; MONTE CARLO; PLANE GEOMETRIES; REAL SITUATIONS; SPACE CHARGES; SURFACE FIELDS; TURN OVERS; ZERO KINETIC ENERGIES;

IONS;

EID: 55249096716     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2996005     Document Type: Article

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