Title : 
Study of electron and ion emission from heated ceramics
         
        
            Author : 
Takahashi, E. ; Mitsui, H. ; Sone, M.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Musashi Inst. of Technol., Tokyo, Japan
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Thermionic emission from heated ceramics (Al2O3 , ZrO2, and Si3N4,) and was measured using a microchannel plates (MCP). The thermionic emission was measured from all samples by using an MCP in the 10-18[A]-10 -11[A] region. The electron and positive ion were caused by vaporization of silicon or silicate contained in the ceramics as additive materials
         
        
            Keywords : 
alumina; ceramics; silicon compounds; thermionic electron emission; thermionic ion emission; zirconium compounds; Al2O3; Si3N4; ZrO2; additive materials; electron emission; heated ceramics; ion emission; microchannel plates; silicate; thermionic emission; vaporization; Acceleration; Additives; Ceramics; Current measurement; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electron emission; Ion emission; Power supplies; Temperature measurement; Thermionic emission;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 1993. Annual Report., Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Pocono Manor, PA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-0966-9
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/CEIDP.1993.378955