THERMIONIC EMITTER MATERIALS RESEARCH PROGRAM

Abstract

Contents: Electrical characteristics - General, I-V characteristics, Work function, Ion currents, Ignition; Thermal characteristics - Cesium conduction, Electron cooling, Radiation; Power and efficiency; Spacing, Test vehicle, Test set-up and instrumentation; Test procedures; Cesium corrosion study; Thermodynamic derivation of the dependence of cesium arrival rate upon emitter surface temperature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1961
Accession Number
AD0267010

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Conductivity
  • Emission
  • Emitters
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Flux
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Transfer
  • Instrumentation
  • Kinetic Theory
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Refractory Metals
  • Surface Temperature
  • Thermodynamics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster