Physical Review Letters · 1973 · 79 citations · 4 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsPlasma PhysicsElectron Beam PhysicsLaser PhysicsLaser-plasma InteractionsField EmissionField Strength DependenceSimple TheoriesTungsten-based Materials
Field emission of hot electrons is observed from a laser-illuminated tungsten tip. The field dependence of the total current is accurately described by a simple theory of barrier penetration.Received 5 March 1973DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.30.1193©1973 American Physical Society
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Thermionic Emission, Field Emission, and the Transition Region
E. L. Murphy, R. H. Good · Physical Review · 1956 · 1.5K citations