Accession Number:

AD0423086

Title:

THEORY FOR PLASMA FILLED DIODES,

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ARMY MISSILE COMMAND REDSTONE ARSENAL ALA PHYSICAL SCIENCES LAB

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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

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APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE


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