Title :
Low voltage operation of cold field emitters at elevated pressures
Author :
Tondare, V.N. ; Hagen, C.W. ; Kruit, P.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Appl. Sci., Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
In this paper, We analyzed the field emission current from a tungsten tip, held constant by the feedback circuit at the relatively high current level of 96 nA. The Ar pressure was 10/sup -3/ mbar and the tip-anode spacing a few tens of microns.
Keywords :
electron field emission; tungsten; 10/sup -3/ mbar; 96 nA; W; cold field emitters; feedback circuit; field emission current; low voltage operation; tungsten tip; Argon; Bandwidth; Electrodes; Electron beams; Electron sources; Feedback; Low voltage; Stability; Tungsten; Voltage fluctuations;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Microelectronics Conference, 2003. Technical Digest of the 16th International
Conference_Location :
Osaka, Japan
Print_ISBN :
4-8181-9515-4
DOI :
10.1109/IVMC.2003.1223050
