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Slow oscillations of potential in electron-ion currents close to the emitter

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This paper is concerned with quasi-stationary potential distributions in one-dimensional ion-electron currents close to an emitting surface. It is assumed that the part played by near collisions can be neglected. Three types of regimes unstable with respect to slow changes in the boundary conditions have been found. The instability is attributable to the feedback created by slow particles reflected to the emitter by potential barriers in the Debye layer close to the emitter.

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    V. M. Smirnov

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Smirnov, V.M. Slow oscillations of potential in electron-ion currents close to the emitter. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 7, 4–7 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00912823

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