Work-function lowering by dielectric metal vapor (Hg, W, etc.)
- 1 October 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 46 (10) , 4349-4351
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.321460
Abstract
We show experimentally the role of electron thermal injection on the measurements of the electrical conductivity of dense mercury vapor. We propose an explanation of this increase of the thermal emission and apply it to high current emission observed in situations where a hot dense vapor is involved such as exploding wires, cathode spots, and metal surfaces irradiated by intense laser pulses.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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