Field enhancement factor and field emission from a hemi-ellipsoidal metallic needle |
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Authors: | Evgeny G. Pogorelov Alexander I. ZhbanovYia-Chung Chang |
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Affiliation: | Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, 128, Section 2, Academia Road Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | We present an exact solution for the electrostatic field between a metallic hemi-ellipsoidal needle on a plate (as a cathode) and a flat anode. The basic idea is to replace the cathode by a linearly charged thread in a uniform electric field and to use a set of “image” charges to reproduce the anode. We calculate the field enhancement factor on the needle surface and ponderomotive force acting on the needle. Using the Fowler–Nordheim theory we obtain an exact analytical formula for the total current. |
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Keywords: | 79.70.+q 81.07.De |
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