Influence of the film deposition rate and humidity on the properties of thin CsI photocathodes

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 523, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 323-333

  Nitti, M A ^a   Senesi, G S ^b   Liotino, A ^a   Nappi, E ^a   Valentini, A ^a   Singh, B K ^a  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Crystalline structure; CsI photocathodes; Defect diffusion; Evaporation rate; Humid air exposure; Optical properties; Surface morphology

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEPOSITION; DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTOEMISSION;

CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; CSI PHOTOCATHODES; DEFECT DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION RATE; HUMID-AIR EXPOSURE;

CESIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 2142728631     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2003.12.015     Document Type: Article

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