19.2: Modeling emission processes in the finite-element MICHELLE Gun & Collector simulation code

2010 IEEE International Vacuum Electronics Conference, IVEC 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 441-442

  Petillo, John ^a   Panagos, Dimitrios ^a   Ovtchinnikov, Serguei ^a   Burke, Alex ^a   Kostas, Chris ^a   Jensen, Kevin ^b   Levush, Baruch ^b   Held, Ben ^c   DeFord, John ^c   Nelson, Eric ^d  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Simulation Technology and Applied Research Inc   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; DEPRESSED COLLECTOR; DESKTOP COMPUTER; EMISSION PROCESS; FINITE-ELEMENT; ION THRUSTER; LARGE PARTICLES; MESH SIZE; MICHELLE; OTHER APPLICATIONS; PARTICLE IN CELL CODES; SIMULATION CODE; SPATIAL SCALE; THERMAL BEAM; TIME-DEPENDENT;

ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON GUNS; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; ION BEAMS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PLASMA GUNS; VACUUM; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 77954836308     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IVELEC.2010.5503447     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. John Petillo, et al., "The MICHELLE Three-Dimensional Electron and Collector Modeling Tool: Theory and Design", IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., vol. 30, no. 3, June 2002, pp. 1238-1264.
2. John Petillo, et al., "Recent Developments in the MICHELLE 2D/3D Electron Gun and Collector Modeling Code", IEEE Trans. Electron Devices Sci., vol. 52, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 742-748.
3. Analyst is a commercial finite-element package for electromagnetic design. www.staarinc.com.
4. K. Jensen, et al., "The Quantum Efficiency of Dispenser Photocathode: Comparison of Theory to Experiment" Applied Physics Lett. 85, 22, 5448, 2004.