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Allen L. Garner

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1996

Publications

285

Citations

3,172

Est. group size

~14

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

31

Publishing since 1996

Research summary
AI-generated

Allen L. Garner's research focuses on the physics of electron emission and space-charge-limited current in vacuum and plasma devices, including crossed-field amplifiers and nanoscale electron emitters. This work combines theoretical modeling, simulations, and experiments to understand how electrons flow and are limited by charge buildup in various device geometries, with applications to vacuum electronics, radiation shielding, and bioelectric sensing. The group also applies related physics concepts to topics like dielectric spectroscopy of biological cells and microbial inactivation.

Space-charge-limited current theoryElectron emission physics and vacuum electronicsCrossed-field amplifiers and microwave devicesPlasma diagnostics and applicationsBioelectrics and dielectric spectroscopy

Publication output grew substantially from 2017 through a peak around 2021-2022, then has declined in more recent years (2023-2026), though the 2026 figure may be incomplete due to forward-dated entries.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 20.4/year recently
2017: 18 publications172018: 19 publications182019: 19 publications192020: 29 publications202021: 39 publications39212022: 37 publications222023: 29 publications232024: 17 publications242025: 10 publications252026: 9 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Applied Physics×16
  • Physics of Plasmas×16
  • 2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)×15
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society×11
  • IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices×9
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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