anode sheath

anode sheath

[′a‚nōd ‚shēth]

(electronics)

The electron boundary which exists in a gas-discharge tube between the plasma and the anode when the current demanded by the anode circuit exceeds the random electron current at the anode surface.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.