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A differential retarding potential method for the study of the energy distribution of slow electron emissions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

C. F. Sharman
C. F. Sharman
Affiliation:
King's College
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The method described gives the differential energy distribution curve directly from readings of a galvanometer and a voltmeter. When adjusted, the arrangement is convenient in operation and very good “resolution” can be obtained. The existence of a maximum frequency of secondary electrons at a finite small energy has been established, and its position is shown to be independent of the energy of the primary beam over a fairly wide range. The effect of deposition of tungsten on a clean copper surface is studied with respect to the secondary emission properties of the surface. From these experiments some interesting conclusions concerning the mechanism of the process may be drawn.

I am very grateful to Prof. Sir Ernest Rutherford for the encouragement he has given and the interest he has taken in this work.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 23 , Issue 8 , October 1927 , pp. 922 - 929
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1927

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