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Multipactor discharge on metals and dielectrics: Historical review and recent theories

Phys. Plasmas 5, 2120 (1998); doi:10.1063/1.872883

Issue Date: May 1998

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R. A. Kishek
Institute for Plasma Research, ERB#223, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742

Y. Y. Lau, L. K. Ang, A. Valfells, and R. M. Gilgenbach
Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2104
This paper reviews the history of multipactor discharge theory, focusing on recent models of multipactor accessibility and saturation. Two cases are treated in detail: That of a first-order, two-surface multipactor, and that of a single-surface multipactor on a dielectric. In both cases, susceptibility curves are constructed to indicate the regions of external parameter space where multipactor is likely to occur, taking into account the dependence on surface materials, and the effects of space charge and cavity loading. In the case of a dielectric, multipactor is found to deliver about 1% of the rf power to the surface. The two cases are contrasted in light of experimental observations. ©1998 American Institute of Physics.
History: Received 18 November 1997; accepted 12 January 1998
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    Physics of plasmas and electric discharges Electric discharges
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