OPTICAL EMISSION FROM IRRADIATED THIN METALLIC FOILS

Technical Report · Wed Jul 18 00:00:00 EDT 1962

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4802106· OSTI ID:4802106

Frank, A. L.; Arakawa, E. T.; Birkhoff, R. D.; Ritchie, R. H.; Eldridge, H. B.

Thin metallic foils were irradiated with a 15 microampere beam of electrons from an accelerator operating between 50 to 115 kev. The light emission spectrum from the foils was analyzed with a Seya-Namioka Vacuum UV Monochromator with an EMl 6256B photomultiplier tube as detector. The metals irradiated with silver, aluminum, and gold with the former being unbacked and the latter two supported on thin organic substrates. The silver and aluminum data were compared with previously derived theories for the emission of radiation from a dielectric. Substantial agreement was found between theory and the measurements. (auth)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• NSA Number: NSA-16-025847
• OSTI ID: 4802106
• Report Number(s): ORNL-3114
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
ACCELERATORS
ALUMINUM
DETECTION
ELECTRON BEAMS
EMISSION
ENERGY RANGE
GOLD
IRRADIATION
LIGHT
MEASURED VALUES
MONOCHROMATORS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHOTOMULTIPLIERS
RADIATION EFFECTS
SILVER
SPECTRA
SUBSTRATES
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
VACUUM