The quantum efficiency and stability of UV and soft X-ray photocathodes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5920, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-13

  Tremsin, Anton S ^a   Siegmund, Oswald H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Stability; Ultraviolet; X ray photocathodes

Indexed keywords

ULTRAVIOLET; X-RAY PHOTOCATHODES;

HALIDE MINERALS; IRRADIATION; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STABILITY;

PHOTOCATHODES;

EID: 30844461691     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.621761     Document Type: Conference Paper

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