Published October 1, 1932
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The thermionic and photoelectric work functions of molybdenum
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- DuBridge, Lee A.
- Roehr, W. W.
Abstract
The photoelectric and thermionic emission from pure molybdenum was studied during a prolonged process of outgassing by heat treatment at temperatures up to 2100°K. In a sealed-off tube an equilibrium condition was reached which was not changed by further treatment extending up to 1600 hours. Photoelectric curves taken at room temperature and at 940°K and analyzed by Fowler's method yielded a true work function for the outgassed Mo of 4.15±0.02 volts. Thermionic data for the same specimen also yielded a work function of 4.15 volts, and a value of the constant A close to the theoretical value of 60 amp./cm^2 deg.^2.
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©1932 The American Physical Society. Received 20 August 1932. The work described in this paper was made possible by assistance to the first named author from a grant made by the Rockefeller Foundation to Washington University for research in science.Files
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