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The current voltage characteristics of a negatively biased electron emitting electrode immersed in a two-electron temperature plasma are analyzed by a simple one dimensional fluid model. Based on the assumption that the electron density in the pre-sheath region obeys the Boltzmann law the Bohm criterion is derived in the form of a transcendental equation for the Mach number, which can have up to 3 solutions. According to these solutions the ion velocity at the sheath edge can be determined either by the hot or by the cool electron temperature. When it is determined by the cool electron temperature and the hot electron temperature is high enough the critical electron emission current from the collector can have a very pronounced local maximum and a minimum when regarded as a function of the electrode potential. Because of that the current voltage characteristics of the electrode may exhibit up to 3 different floating potentials. This result is in good agreement with the experimental observations reported in [J. Appl. Phys. 63, 5674 (1988)].
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Gyergyek, T., Čerček, M. A fluid model of the current-voltage characteristics of an electron emitting electrode immersed in a two electron temperature plasma. Eur. Phys. J. D 42, 441–454 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2007-00132-7
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