Gun Emittance of a Space Charge Limited Diode Due to Temperature Effects and Surface Roughness

Abstract

The emittance of a space charge limited diode is investigated under thermal emission and with a simple surface roughness model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA492985

Entities

People

  • David K. Abe
  • Khanh T. Nguyen
  • Paul B. Larsen
  • Thomas M. Antonsen Jr.

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Current Density
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Guns
  • Emission
  • Emittance
  • Geometry
  • Information Operations
  • Military Research
  • Roughness
  • Scaling Laws
  • Simulations
  • Space Charge
  • Surface Roughness
  • Two Dimensional
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster