Yw. Liu et al., THE HIGH-FIELD ENHANCEMENT OF PHOTOEMISSION FROM NA2KSB PHOTOCATHODES, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 376(1), 1996, pp. 146-147
We measured the enhancement of photoemission by the application of a h
igh electric field to the surface of Na2KSb photocathodes which were s
timulated by ultrashort laser pulses (wavelength 1.06 mu m or 0.53 mu
m, pulse duration 50 ps). The gain in photoyield exceeded 5 at a field
of 2.7 x 10(7) V/m, and there were steps in the curve of the gain in
photoyield versus the applied electric field.