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Liquid-metal ion emitters

This article describes and discusses the fundamental laws of ion emission from liquid-metal tips in a strong electric field. The widespread views of a liquid-metal emitter as being the smoothed tip of a Taylor cone are examined critically. The instability of a liquid metal in an electric field is discussed, and in line with this, an alternative concept is given of a sharp-tipped electrohydrodynamic emitter. The prospects for applying liquidmetal ion emitters are noted.

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PACS: 79.70.+q
DOI: 10.1070/PU1983v026n05ABEH004407
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1983/5/d/
Citation: Gabovich M D "Liquid-metal ion emitters" Sov. Phys. Usp. 26 447–455 (1983)
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Оригинал: Габович М Д «Жидкометаллические эмиттеры ионов» УФН 140 137–151 (1983); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0140.198305e.0137

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