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Cathodic voltage drop in a non-self-sustained discharge

Journal Article · · J. Appl. Mech. Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00914721· OSTI ID:5791543
The non-self-sustained discharge, maintained by an electron beam, is widely used in gas lasers. The cathodic space-charge layer has a determining effect on the current flow between the electrodes. The calculation of the parameters of the layer reduces to the solution of a system of nonlinear continuity and Poisson equations with the appropriate boundary conditions. This paper describes a mathematical formulation for calculating the cathodic voltage drop under these conditions in a model which incorporates the electron, ion, and beam current densities, the rate of non-self-sustained ionization, the thickness of the space-charge layer at the cathode, the first Townsend coefficient, and the coefficient of secondary electron emission.
OSTI ID:
5791543
Journal Information:
J. Appl. Mech. Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Mech. Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 27:2; ISSN JMPYA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English