This book fills the gap for a textbook describing this kind of electron beam source in a systematic and thorough manner: from physical processes of electron emission to examples of real plasma electron sources and their applications.Content:
Chapter 1 Low?Pressure Discharges for Plasma Electron Sources (pages 1–22):
Chapter 2 Electron Emission from Plasma (pages 23–57):
Chapter 3 Plasma Sources for Axially Symmetric Electron Beams (pages 59–94):
Chapter 4 Generation of Large?Cross?Section Beams in Plasma?Cathode Systems (pages 95–146):
Chapter 5 Some Applications of Plasma?Cathode Electron Sources (pages 147–164):