| Abstract: | An analytical expression for the surface ionization ?(O) is derived from fundamentals, viz., the ionization cross section and the angular and energy distribution of backscattered electrons. In order to avoid numerical integrations, a simple formula for the energy distribution of backscattered electrons is presented. The values given by the resulting expression for ?(O) are compared with those given by already known formulae and with experimental findings. In general, the agreement is quite satisfactory, although the calculated values generally are smaller than those experimentally found, especially at high overvoltages. This can at least partly be explained by secondary fluorescence excited by the continuous radiation, of which the correction has not been taken into account in the experimental determination of the ?(O) values. |
