DocumentCode
854153
Title
Radio-frequency oscillations in thermionic diodes
Author
Zollweg, R.J. ; Gottlieb, M.
Author_Institution
Westinghouse Research Laboratories, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Volume
51
Issue
5
fYear
1963
fDate
5/1/1963 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
754
Lastpage
759
Abstract
Radio-frequency oscillations are observed in alkali vapor-filled thermionic diodes at low vapor pressure. A review of the experimental phenomena and attempts at quantitative theoretical understanding is given. Possible applications are for energy conversion and as a diagnostic tool.
Keywords
Cathodes; Electrons; Frequency conversion; Ionization; Light emitting diodes; Radio frequency; Resistance heating; Resonance; Temperature; Thermionic emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1963.2268
Filename
1444198
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