DOI: 10.1063/1.1663306. Simple calculation of energy distribution of low-energy secondary electrons emitted from metals under electron bombardment

Simple calculation of energy distribution of low-energy secondary electrons emitted from metals under electron bombardment

10.1063/1.1663306

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Abstract

A simple theoretical calculation is given in which the energy distribution of low-energy secondary electrons emitted from metals is derived. The main feature of the calculation is an energy-dependent electron mean free path. The theory predicts that the peak of the energy distribution occurs at a value of the secondary electron energy equal to φ/3, where φ is the metal work function.

Bibliography

Chung, M. S., & Everhart, T. E. (1974). Simple calculation of energy distribution of low-energy secondary electrons emitted from metals under electron bombardment. Journal of Applied Physics, 45(2), 707â709.

Authors 2

M. S. Chung (first)
T. E. Everhart (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	21 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 4, 2004, 12:27 p.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 4, 2024, 12:36 p.m.)
Indexed	2 weeks, 4 days ago (Aug. 7, 2025, 5:05 p.m.)
Issued	51 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 1, 1974)
Published	51 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 1, 1974)
Published Print	51 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 1, 1974)

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BibTeX

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