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Electrohydrodynamic instabilities on a liquid anode displaying an anomalous surface tension coefficient

  • G. L.R. Mair
  • , Ch Akhmadaliev
  • , L. Bischoff
  • , Th Ganetsos
  • , C. J. Aidinis
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

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Abstract

In the search for a deeper understanding of the factors governing the stability of liquid metal field-ion emitters, the behaviour of a liquid anode with an anomalous surface tension coefficient is studied. The main parameter in this experimental study is the emitter temperature. At the conclusion of the work an important result emerged: apart from the surface tension coefficient, space-charge effects constitute a major factor influencing emitter stability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)556-561
Number of pages6
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume211
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2003
Externally publishedYes

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