The physics of non-thermionic cathodes of electric arcs

GD 2008 - 17th International Conference on Gas Discharges and Their Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 137-140

  Lowke, J J ^a   Tanaka, M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARC VOLTAGE; CATHODE SHEATH; ELECTRON PRODUCTION; METAL INERT GAS; NEUTRAL STATE;

ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRODES; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; GAS DISCHARGE TUBES; GLOW DISCHARGES; INERT GASES; IONIZATION OF GASES; LEAKAGE (FLUID);

THERMIONIC CATHODES;

EID: 77949413510     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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