Title :
Avalanching in a One-Dimensional Diode
Author_Institution :
Mission Research Corporation 735 State Street, P.O. Drawer 719 Santa Barbara, California 93102 (805) 963-8761
Abstract :
The role of avalanching in a low air pressure diode has been analyzed. The regime which was treated is characterized by an electron swarm having a temperature of less than a few electron volts.
Keywords :
Atomic beams; Current density; Diodes; Electric breakdown; Electron beams; Ion beams; Ionization; Physics; Space charge; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1982.4336450
