Potential Distribution between two Plane Emitting Electrodes II. Thermionic Engines
- 1 August 1960
- journal article
- electronics section
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Electronics and Control
- Vol. 9 (2) , 81-111
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00207216008962752
Abstract
This paper gives expressions for the potential distribution between two plane parallel emitting electrodes, extending the work of a previous paper (Lindsay and Parker 1959). It is shown that all potential distributions can be represented by a two-parameter family of curves, the parameters being the ratio of the electrode temperatures θ=T2/T1 and a constant A which depends on 6 and on the potentials and work functions of the two electrodes (A reduces to the parameter of Lindsay and Parker (1959) for θ=1). The results show rather clearly the relative influence of all these quantities on the position and depth of the potential minimum between the electrodes.Keywords
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