THE TOWNSEND DISCHARGE IN A COAXIAL DIODE WITH AXIAL MAGNETIC FIELD
- 1 March 1958
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Physics
- Vol. 36 (3) , 255-270
- https://doi.org/10.1139/p58-030
Abstract
An approximate theory is developed of the breakdown characteristics of a coaxial diode in an axial magnetic field, taking into account the effects of elastic collisions. It is assumed that the electron moves in a constant electric field between collisions and thus the theory is valid only in the appropriate range of magnetic field and voltage. Estimates of transit time and of space-charge effects are also made. Measurements in the pressure range 10−3 to 10−9 mm. Hg are in general agreement with the theory.Keywords
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