Foreword from author; When I joined the CEA Saclay SRF group in 1989, my initial
background was physical chemistry and surface science, which I completed later on with …

Analytically tractable models of thermal-field emission, field enhancement, and heating
mechanisms (Nottingham and resistive) are developed and combined to make estimates of …

The design, development, and manufacture of field emission displays present the materials
scientist with a myriad of issues and constraints. These range from the suitability of the cold …

Field emission from two special kinds of emitters has been studied in detail: intentionally
introduced particles of controlled geometry, and sites produced by intentional mechanical …

The application of a high electrical field on metallic surfaces leads to the well described
phenomena of breakdown. In the classical scenario, explosive electron emission (EEE) …

An investigation of the HV vacuum breakdown between polished, powder coated, and e-
beam treated 304L and 316L stainless steel electrodes is described. Tests were performed …

Voltage breakdown limits many technologies that rely on strong electric fields. Although
many kinds of voltage breakdown have been well-explained, voltage breakdown in vacuum …

Vacuum breakdown is known to be the major limitation to the obtention of high electric fields
in devices like klystrons or accelerating rf cavities. As a precursor to breakdown, electronic …

There is substantial evidence that over 80% of matter in the universe is dark matter–which is
non-baryonic in nature and is thought to be composed of a new, slow-moving, stable particle …

We regret to inform you that the: Electromigration occurences and its effects on metallic
surfaces submitted to high electromagnetic field: A novel approach to breakdown in …