Effect of large electric fields on the electron energy distribution and ionization rate in a cesium discharge

D. T. Shaw; S. G. Margolis

doi:10.1063/1.1657202

Effect of large electric fields on the electron energy distribution and ionization rate in a cesium discharge

D. T. Shaw
, S. G. Margolis

Department of Electrical Engineering

SUNY Buffalo

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The Boltzmann equation with the electric field and the collision terms is solved numerically for a spatially uniform, steady-state, cesium thermionic plasma. The collision terms includes the elastic, inelastic, and electron-electron Coulomb interactions. The Fokker-Plank approximation of the Coulomb collision is used in the present study. The effects of non-Saha population on the electron energy distribution and ionization rate near the emitter are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4377-4383
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Applied Physics
Volume	40
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1657202
State	Published - 1969

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