Investigation of a thermionic converter filled with Cs--Ba under overneutralized Knudsen conditions

Journal Article · Thu Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1973 · Sov. Phys.-Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.), v. 17, no. 8, pp. 1326-1332

OSTI ID:4440034

Babanin, V I; Dunaev, Yu A; Mustafaev, A S; Sitnov, V I; Ender, A Ya

Translated from Zh. Tekh. Fiz.; 17: No. 8, 1662-1668. The plasma parameters and cathode properties under overneutralized Knudsen conditions in a thermionic converter were determined. An external transverse magnetic field was used for the diagnostics. The values of the plasma potential, the width of the anode region, and the density of the charged particles were determined for different conditions in the gap. The experimentally measured ion current density was compared with that calculated from the Saha--Langmuir equation. Information on the surface properties of a polycrystalline tungsten cathode (its work function and effective contrast) was obtained for working conditions. (auth)

• Research Organization: Ioffe Inst. of Physics and Tech., Leningrad
• NSA Number: NSA-29-000246
• OSTI ID: 4440034
• Journal Information: Sov. Phys.-Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.), v. 17, no. 8, pp. 1326-1332, Journal Name: Sov. Phys.-Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.), v. 17, no. 8, pp. 1326-1332; ISSN SPTPA
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• Language: English

Related Subjects

*CATHODES-- WORK FUNCTIONS
*THERMIONIC CONVERTERS-- OPERATION
BARIUM
CESIUM
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
KNUDSEN FLOW
MAGNETIC FIELDS
N42100* --Engineering--Energy Conversion
NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems
SAHA EQUATION
TUNGSTEN