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Threshold Voltage for Electron Runaway in a Gas Diode with a Needle Cathode

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The conditions are analyzed for electron runaway in a gas diode in a strongly inhomogeneous electric field due to the use of a needle cathode. It is shown that the voltage applied to the gap, which is required for electron runaway, tends to a finite value with decreasing radius of the needle tip. An analytical expression is obtained for such a threshold voltage; it is determined only by the gap width and the gas properties.

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    M. I. Yalandin, N. M. Zubarev & O. V. Zubareva

  2. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    M. I. Yalandin & N. M. Zubarev

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Yalandin, M.I., Zubarev, N.M. & Zubareva, O.V. Threshold Voltage for Electron Runaway in a Gas Diode with a Needle Cathode. Bull. Russ. Acad. Sci. Phys. 87 (Suppl 2), S175–S179 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062873823704579

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