SPECS - A versatile space-qualified detector of charged particles.
Switched Proton Electron Channeltron Spectrometer /SPECS/ developed for measurement of charged particles in space
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Switched Proton Electron Channeltron Spectrometer /SPECS/ developed for measurement of charged particles in space
Electrostatic space charge waves propagating in hot plasmas immersed in constant and uniform magnetic fields
Two port traveling wave microwave amplifier using subcritically doped GaAs samples several space charge wavelengths long
Xe filled thermionic diodes I-V characteristics at increasingly higher nuclear radiation levels, noting space charge neutralization effects
Developing evaporated gallium arsenide to determine electrical and structural transport properties for coplanar electrode, space charge limited triodes
Galvanostatic transients of iron passive in 2N sulfuric acid, noting space charge effects and zero field current variation
Germanium solid state triode controlling electron currents of space charge limited regime by means of gate conductors in solid state diode
Process produces linearly responding surface barrier diodes. Hydrogen-fired, conducting strontium titanate crystals provide linear characteristics. The process uses space charge potentials and depletion layer phenomena to achieve conduction and insulation.
Microwave impedance measurements for determining space charge waves in semiconductors
Ion implantation for reducing space charge buildup in thermal oxides on silicon exposed to ionizing radiation
Plasma polarization shift for resonance line of ionized He in shock tube due to negative space charge
Electrostatic probes response due to thermionic electron emission, considering I-V characteristics and space-charge-limited current
Colloid annular thrustor performance, using low mass flow rate data and space charge formulas
Transferred electron bulk negative differential conductivity devices, analyzing combined doping and geometry effects on space charge and domain dynamics
Metastable atom probe was developed for measuring current density in electron beam as function of two arbitrary coordinates, with spatial resolution better than 0.5 mm. Probe shows effects of space charge, magnetic fields, and other factors which influence electron current density, but operates with such low beam densities that introduced perturbation is very small.
Method for preventing deterioration of mixed oxide cathodes in low density gas tubes caused by ion bombardment is discussed. Construction of cathode is described and illustration is furnished. Electron emission through space charge to neutralize ion-filled regions is basic process.
Electron microscopy has been used to observe the distribution and morphology of lattice defects introduced into lithium-doped silicon solar cells by neutron irradiation. Upon etching the surface of the solar cells after irradiation, crater-like defects are observed that are thought to be associated with the space charge region around vacancy clusters. Thermal annealing experiments showed that the crater defects were stable in the temperature range 300 to 1200 K in all of the lithium-doped samples. Some annealing of the crater defects was observed to occur in the undoped cells which were irradiated at the lowest doses.
The equations of motion used in the computation are discussed along with the space charge fields and the integration process. The following assumptions were used as a basis for the computation: (1) The beam is divided into N axisymmetric discs of equal charge and each disc into R rings of equal charge. (2) The velocity of each disc, its phase with respect to the gap voltage, and its radius at a specified position in the drift tunnel prior to the interaction gap is known from available large signal one dimensional programs. (3) The fringing rf fields are computed from exact analytical expressions derived from the wave equation assuming a known field shape between the tunnel tips at a radius a. (4) The beam is focused by an axisymmetric magnetic field. Both components of B, that is B sub z and B sub r, are taken into account. (5) Since this integration does not start at the cathode but rather further down the stream prior to entering the output cavity it is assumed that each electron moved along a laminar path from the cathode to the start of integration.