The coupling of ion-enhanced field emission and the discharge during microscale breakdown at moderately high pressures

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-35

  Li, Yingjie ^a   Tirumala, Rakshit ^a   Rumbach, Paul ^a   Go, David B ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakdown; dc discharge; field emission; ion enhanced field emission; microdischarges; microplasma; modified Paschen's curve; particle in cell Monte Carlo collision (PIC MCC) simulation; Paschen's curve

Indexed keywords

BREAKDOWN; DC DISCHARGES; MICRO-PLASMAS; MICRODISCHARGES; MODIFIED PASCHEN'S CURVE; PARTICLE-IN-CELL; PASCHEN'S CURVE;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FIELD EMISSION; IONS;

FIELD EMISSION CATHODES;

EID: 84872137699     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2012.2224380     Document Type: Article

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