A VACUUM SHEATH PROPAGATION ALONG A CATHODE

Authors
FRUCHTMAN A
Citation
A. Fruchtman, A VACUUM SHEATH PROPAGATION ALONG A CATHODE, Physics of plasmas, 3(8), 1996, pp. 3111-3115
Citations number
12
Journal title
Physics of plasmas → ACNP
ISSN journal
1070664X
Volume
3
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
3111 - 3115
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-664X(1996)3:8<3111:AVSPAA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The velocity of propagation of a vacuum sheath along the cathode is ca lculated. A regime of parameters is identified in which, surprisingly, this velocity is lower for higher currents. (C) 1996 American Institu te of Physics.