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A New Method for Determining Thermionic Work Function of Metals and Its Application to Nickel
Document Type
Research
Abstract
A new method for determining thermionic work functions of metals has been developed and may be stated as follows: The metal sample has the approximate form of a sphere and is heated by electron bombardment from an auxiliary filament that is disconnected when measurements are made. As the sample cools the electron emission from it charges a condenser, which, at predetermined times, is discharged through a ballistic galvanometer. A Pt, Pt + 10 per cent Rh thermocouple, spot welded to the sample, measures its temperatures.
Publication Date
1933
Journal Title
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science
Volume
40
Issue
1
First Page
154
Last Page
154
Copyright
©1933 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Fox, Gerald W. and Bowie, Robert M.
(1933)
"A New Method for Determining Thermionic Work Function of Metals and Its Application to Nickel,"
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 40(1), 154-154.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol40/iss1/84