Cathode Research and the Threshold Cathode Test Facility

Abstract

This technical report discusses the parameters of the Threshold Cathode Test Facility (TCTF) and the use of the TCTF to perform cathode research. Experimental and simulation results are documented, as well as references to additional, more detailed, cathode results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA414924

Entities

People

  • Ryan J. Umstattd
  • Thomas A. Spencer

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Base Pressure
  • Current Density
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Emission
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Geometry
  • High Power Microwaves
  • Pulsed Power
  • Simulations
  • Space Charge
  • Test Facilities
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).