DocumentCode
1432419
Title
Fundamental processes in gaseous tube rectifiers
Author
Hull, A. W.
Author_Institution
General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Volume
69
Issue
8
fYear
1950
Firstpage
695
Lastpage
700
Abstract
The theory involved in the phenomena occurring in gas-filled rectifier tubes is discussed here. It is shown how the two basic laws of electronics, the Richardson-Laue-Dushman equation of thermionic emission and the Child-Langmuir space-charge law, affect the behavior of these tubes.
Keywords
Anodes; Cathodes; Electric potential; Electron emission; Electron tubes; Ions; Rectifiers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1950.6434009
Filename
6434009
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