15–19 Sept 2019
Orto Botanico - Padova
Europe/Rome timezone

Consideration of the origin of enhanced field emission

16 Sept 2019, 09:30
20m
Orto Botanico - Auditorium

Orto Botanico - Auditorium

Speaker

Walter Wuensch (CERN)

Description

Everyone measuring field emission in macroscopic systems observes larger than expected values. Various mechanisms for the enhancement have been postulated but there is rarely independent confirmation. Commonly considered mechanisms are summarized and a new one is proposed.

Author

Walter Wuensch (CERN)

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