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Published In
Journal of Chemical Physics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-1970
Subjects
Hot carriers, Liquid argon -- Analysis, Elastic scattering
Abstract
Hot electrons from a tunnel cathode have been injected into liquid argon (99.998% pure) at 87°K. The current vs voltage characteristics indicate that the injected hot electrons thermalize very slowly, losing their energy only by elastic scattering processes and finally by capture by the dilute impurities. The deduced thermalization time and distance are very long compared with that in helium, where bubble formation is responsible for energy loss.
DOI
10.1063/1.1672761
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8367
Citation Details
P. Smejtek, M. Silver, Kumbhare, P. and D. G. Onn. Hot Electron Injection into Liquid Argon from a Tunnel Cathode. J. Chem. Phys., 52: 5195-5199, 1970.
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