One-sided Multipactor Discharge Modes

Abstract

Modes of multipactor discharge occurring in a biased gap are described in which secondary emission from only one electrode is required to sustain the discharge. An analysis of these modes and an experimental corroboration of the theory are presented. It is shown that the lower threshold voltages for the mode in which only one electrode participates are generally lower than for the modes in which both electrodes participate. The application of a dc bias to a multipactor gap may therefore lower the RF voltage at which breakdown occurs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0409504

Entities

People

  • E. F. Vance
  • J. E. Nanevicz

Organizations

  • SRI International

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrodes
  • Electron Tubes
  • Emission
  • Experimental Data
  • Films
  • Frequency
  • Magnetic Fields
  • New York
  • Oxide Films
  • Radio Frequency Devices
  • Secondary Emission
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.