Absence of Debye Sheaths due to Secondary Electron Emission

Campanell, M. D.; Khrabrov, A. V.; Kaganovich, I. D.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.255001

Title: Absence of Debye Sheaths due to Secondary Electron Emission

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Authors:: Campanell, M. D.; Khrabrov, A. V.; Kaganovich, I. D.

Publication Date:: Mon Jun 18 00:00:00 EDT 2012

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1103585

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 108; Journal Issue: 25; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Campanell, M. D., Khrabrov, A. V., and Kaganovich, I. D. Absence of Debye Sheaths due to Secondary Electron Emission.  United States: N. p., 2012. 
Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.255001.

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                    Campanell, M. D., Khrabrov, A. V., & Kaganovich, I. D. Absence of Debye Sheaths due to Secondary Electron Emission.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.255001

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                    Campanell, M. D., Khrabrov, A. V., and Kaganovich, I. D. Mon .  
"Absence of Debye Sheaths due to Secondary Electron Emission".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.255001.

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  title        = {Absence of Debye Sheaths due to Secondary Electron Emission},

  author       = {Campanell, M. D. and Khrabrov, A. V. and Kaganovich, I. D.},

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