The theory of the extraction of electrons from metals by metastable atoms, II
- 1 July 1931
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
- Vol. 27 (3) , 460-468
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0305004100010045
Abstract
In a previous paper the nature of the phenomena occurring when electrons are ejected from metal surfaces by the impact of metastable atoms and positive ions was discussed. It was shown that electrons may be ejected by excited atoms at considerable distances from the surface, and by considering the case of an excited hydrogen atom at the centre of a spherical cavity in the metal the order of magnitude of the effects to be expected and the velocity distribution of the ejected electrons was determined. In this paper the theory will be extended in two directions.Keywords
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