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Langmuir-Child equation

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thermionic emission

  • Elements of the simplest electron tube, the diode.
    In electron tube: Thermionic emission

    …in the 1920s, and the Langmuir-Child equation, formulated shortly thereafter. The former states that the current per unit of area, J, is given by where k is Boltzman’s constant, A is a constant of the material and its surface finish and is theoretically about 120 amperes per square centimetre per…

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