A Poisoning Study of Nickel Matrix Cathodes.

Abstract

The poisoning of nickel matrix cathodes by various gases has been investigated experimentally. The experiments were performed using conventional UHV techniques. The emission current was measured as a function of time for cathode temperatures between 750 C and 1000 C and poisoning gas pressures in the range from .00000001 torr to .00001 torr. Oxygen, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide poison these cathodes. For a fixed cathode temperature and poisoning gas pressure, oxygen poisons the cathodes most severely, carbon dioxide less so and carbon monoxide the least. The rate of poisoning for any of the gases increases with increasing poisoning gas pressure and decreasing cathode temperature. The experiments indicate that the time for reactivation from the poisoned state depends upon the length of time the cathode remained in the poisoned state. The poisoning and reactivation data will be compared with theoretical models of the poisoning process. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 24, 1980
Accession Number
ADA090036

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  • Thomas P. Graham

Organizations

  • University of Dayton

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  • Advanced Electronics
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Chemistry
  • Current Density
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Electron Tubes
  • Emission
  • Equations
  • High Voltage
  • Instrumentation
  • Mass Spectra
  • Measurement
  • Microwave Tubes
  • Poisoning
  • Servoamplifiers
  • Spectra

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