Title :
Work function measurements on coated and uncoated tungsten dispenser cathodes using a Kelvin probe
Author :
Swartzentruber, Phillip ; Balk, John ; Tarter, James O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. & Mater. Eng., Univ. of Kentucky Lexington, Lexington, KY, USA
Abstract :
The room temperature work functions of several dispenser cathode configurations under different conditions were evaluated using a Kelvin probe.
Keywords :
cathodes; electron emission; electron sources; tungsten; Kelvin probe; temperature 293 K to 298 K; uncoated tungsten dispenser cathode configuration; work function measurements; Cathodes; Kelvin; Probes; Surface cleaning; Tungsten; Dispenser Cathode; Kelvin Probe; Work Function;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2013 IEEE 14th International
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5976-4
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2013.6571038
