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Cathode boundary conditions for fluid model discharges on the right-hand branch of the Paschen curve

  • St. Petersburg State University
  • Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

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Abstract

It is shown that a fluid description of discharges on the right-hand branch of the Paschen curve must take into account a change in the effective secondary emission coefficient γeff of the cathode, which is related to the electron backscattering effect. Simple kinetic expressions for γeff are obtained which indicate that the effective secondary emission is determined by the initial energy of emitted electrons and by the applied field amplitude.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)621-624
Number of pages4
JournalTechnical Physics Letters
Volume28
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2002
Externally publishedYes

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