Published 2016 | Version v1
Journal article

Non-linear self-acceleration of electrons emitted by plasma cathode

  • 1. National Science Center ''Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology'', Kharkiv (Ukraine)

Description

The occupancy process of diode with plasma cathode by a comparatively dense electron flow is under consideration. A nonlinear non-steady hydrodynamic theory of the process has been constructed. The nonlinear phenomenon of electron self-acceleration due to the interactions of their Coulomb fields was discovered and investigated. This phenomenon allows the electron front to occupy the cathode-anode gap at times that are short as compared to the single electron transit time in applied electric field.

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Journal Title
Voprosy Atomnoj Nauki i Tekhniki
Journal Issue
no.5
Journal Page Range
p. 114-117
ISSN
1562-6016