Change in Field Intensification Factor β of an Electrode Projection (Whisker) at Short Gap Lengths
- 1 October 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 38 (11) , 4501-4504
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1709157
Abstract
The field intensification factor, β, was found theoretically to be a function of gap length, projection height, and projection tip radius. The electrode projection was approximated by a grounded plane and separate grounded sphere, the opposing electrode by a charged plane. The results may be used to find the height and tip radius of a projection in a small gap by measuring β as a function of gap length.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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