ARBITRARY POTENTIAL DROPS BETWEEN COLLECTOR AND EMITTER IN PURE ELECTRON DIODES

Authors
KOLINSKY H SCHAMEL H
Citation
H. Kolinsky et H. Schamel, ARBITRARY POTENTIAL DROPS BETWEEN COLLECTOR AND EMITTER IN PURE ELECTRON DIODES, Journal of Plasma Physics, 57, 1997, pp. 403-423
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Journal of Plasma Physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223778
Volume
57
Year of publication
1997
Part
2
Pages
403 - 423
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3778(1997)57:<403:APDBCA>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A novel Lagrangian integral formalism is applied to pure electron diod es. analytical expressions are obtained in terms of the injected curre nt and of the potential drop for two DC states. These two states are e ither completely transmitted flows or flows with partial reflection at a virtual cathode. Splitting rates and other quantities are presented for arbitrary potentials.