STIMULATED ELECTRON EMISSION FROM GLASS SURFACE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE,

Abstract

Under the influence of the external electric field of an open atmospheric Geiger counter, an induced emission of electrons by glass was observed after abrading the surface. Emission from a glass surface could be induced also by a gaseous discharge of a small Tesla coil into air atmosphere. Slight emission could be observed in darkness during a few minutes. Abraded glass surfaces showed also an emission of photoelectrons under blue light illumination. Preliminary observations show that the induced emission may also occur from a quartz glass surface. The induced emission observed indicates the possibility of producing F-centers or centers like them as defects in the deformed glass surface. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0626822

Entities

People

  • Bodgan Sujak
  • Tadeusz Lewowski

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Color Centers
  • Counters
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Emission
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Geiger Counters
  • Illumination
  • Observation
  • Photoelectric Emission
  • Photoelectrons
  • Photoexcitation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene