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Model of the stabilized distribution function for oscillating electrons in a hollow cathode

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The form of the velocity distribution function of oscillating electrons in a low-pressure discharge with a hollow cathode is determined using the simple model of mathematical billiards. The distribution function is nonequilibrium and permits the development of instability of the plasma beam type.

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Original Russian Text © A.E. Dubinov, S.K. Saikov, L.A. Senilov, 2012, published in Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 2012, Vol. 82, No. 9, pp. 19–23.

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Dubinov, A.E., Saikov, S.K. & Senilov, L.A. Model of the stabilized distribution function for oscillating electrons in a hollow cathode. Tech. Phys. 57, 1199–1203 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063784212090083

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