Physics and Applications of Secondary Electron Emission : Pergamon Science Series: Electronics and Waves—a Series of Monographs

Physics and Applications of Secondary Electron Emission provides a survey of the physics and applications of secondary electron emission. It is part of a series of monographs that aim to report on research carried out in electronics and applied physics. The monographs are written by specialists in their own subjects. Wherever it is practical the monographs will be kept short in length to enable all those interested in electronics to find the essentials necessary for their work in a condensed and concentrated form. The book begins with a discussion of secondary electrons. Separate chapters cover methods for measuring secondary electron emission; numerical results on the secondary electron emission yield of both metals and metal compounds; the influence of externally adsorbed foreign atoms and ions on secondary electron emission; and the mechanism of secondary electron emission. The final three chapters deal with the application side. These include the applications of electron multiplication; the elimination of disturbing effects due to secondary electrons; and''storage''devices in which information on electrical charges is written on an insulating surface, often by making use of secondary electron emission. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv EDITOR'S PREFACE , Pages xi-xii 1 - INTRODUCTION , Pages 1-7 2 - METHODS AND MEASUREMENTS , Pages 8-26 3 - SECONDARY ELECTRON EMISSION FROM METALS; REVIEW OF RESULTS , Pages 27-40,40a,41-51 4 - SECONDARY ELECTRON EMISSION FROM METAL COMPOUNDS; REVIEW OF RESULTS , Pages 52-62,62a,63-68 5 - VARIATION OF SECONDARY EMISSION YIELD CAUSED BY THE EXTERNAL ADSORPTION OF IONS AND ATOMS , Pages 69-77 6 - THEORY OF SECONDARY ELECTRON EMISSION; THE MECHANISM OF EXCITATION OF SECONDARY ELECTRONS , Pages 78-96 7 - THEORY OF SECONDARY ELECTRON EMISSION; DISCUSSION OF SOME PROPERTIES OF SECONDARY ELECTRONS , Pages 97-108 8 - APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRON MULTIPLICATION , Pages 109-126 9 - SOME EXAMPLES OF SECONDARY ELECTRON EMISSION CAUSING DISTURBING EFFECTS , Pages 127-130,130a,131-132,132a,133-135 10 - SECONDARY ELECTRON EMISSION IN TUBES WITH SURFACES OF AN INSULATING MATERIAL , Pages 136-157 SURVEY ARTICLES: ON THE PHYSICS OF SECONDARY ELECTRON EMISSION , Pages 159-174 LITERATURE ON THE APPLICATION OF SECONDARY ELECTRON EMISSION , Pages 175-176 INDEX , Pages 177-178