Title :
Ze < 1Ω pinched electron diodes
Author_Institution :
Plasma Theor. Div., Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
High current pinched electron flow in diodes is shown to be self-limiting in the sense that for given diode voltage the electron current approaches a limiting value as R/d (cathode radius/gap) → ∞. The consequence is that in order to achieve electron impedances Ze <; 1Ω, one may have to e inject high-atomic-weight plasma into the diode.
Keywords :
plasma diodes; diode voltage; electron current approach; electron impedances; high current pinched electron flow; high-atomic-weight plasma; pinched electron diodes; Abstracts; Computational modeling; Ion beams; Ions; Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Beam Research & Technology, 1975 International Topical Conference on
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-8493-6926-6