Theory of the Photofield Emission from Metals

Abstract

General relationships are developed for the field emission stream from a metal with simultaneous optical excitation. The influence of band structure on the energy distribution of the emitted electrons and the emission stream is discussed. Experimental results found for tungsten can be interpreted with qualitative accuracy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0749828

Entities

People

  • Hans Neumann

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Band Structures
  • Distribution Functions
  • Electron Emission
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Levels
  • Excitation
  • Fermi Levels
  • Field Emission
  • Foreign Technology
  • Metals
  • Optical Properties
  • Photoexcitation
  • Translations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics