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Accession Number:
AD0423086
Title:
THEORY FOR PLASMA FILLED DIODES,
Descriptive Note:
Corporate Author:
ARMY MISSILE COMMAND REDSTONE ARSENAL ALA PHYSICAL SCIENCES LAB
Report Date:
1963-10-15
Pagination or Media Count:
9.0
Abstract:
A theoretical analysis of thermoelectric properties of thermionic converters is made according to a Langmuir probe analogy beginning with Kirchhoffs current law. An expression is developed for the load voltage in terms of external circuit current, thermionic electrode characteristics and plasma properties. Very good agreement between predicted diode properties and observations is shown at low pressure. Author
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE