• DocumentCode
    1014553
  • Title

    The effect of secondary and backscattered electrons in the parallel-plane diode

  • Author

    Harris, L.A.

  • Author_Institution
    General Electric Res. Lab., Schenectady, N. Y.
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1959
  • Firstpage
    413
  • Lastpage
    418
  • Abstract
    Separate calculations are carried out to determine the influence of true, low-energy secondary electrons and of higher-energy backscattered electrons released from the anode of the parallel-plane, space-charge limited diode. Both groups depress the potential, increase the field near the anode, and decrease the net diode current by small but appreciable amounts.
  • Keywords
    Anodes; Apertures; Cathodes; Diodes; Electrodes; Electron devices; Electron emission; Electron tubes; Helium; Physics; Production; Space charge;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IRE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-2430
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-ED.1959.14573
  • Filename
    1472616