|
This article is cited in 13 scientific papers (total in 13 papers)
METHODOLOGICAL NOTES
On physical processes in an ‘open’ discharge
P. A. Bokhan Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk
Abstract:
This paper reviews the key features of the ‘open’ photoelectric discharge (FED) used for the high-efficiency generation of electron beams (EBs) in medium-pressure gases and for subnanosecond switching of high-voltage pulses. The energy efficiency of EB generation in both FEDs and anomalous discharges is measured, and conditions for the predominance of photoemission are formulated. It is concluded that the FED is a long-known phenomenon and that the arguments put forward in Usp. Fiz. Nauk 188 1354 (2018) [Physics–Uspekhi 61 1234 (12) (2018)] against its existence are based on simplified discharge models and poorly performed experiments and make use of other authors' results of no direct relevance to the ‘open’ discharge.
Received: October 31, 2017 Revised: April 20, 2018 Accepted: April 23, 2018
Citation:
P. A. Bokhan, “On physical processes in an ‘open’ discharge”, UFN, 188:12 (2018), 1361–1366; Phys. Usp., 61:12 (2018), 1241–1247
Linking options:
https://www.mathnet.ru/eng/ufn6268 https://www.mathnet.ru/eng/ufn/v188/i12/p1361
|
|