An analysis is made of the change in the potential in the plane of a g
rid electrode on the surface of a ferroelectric caused by exoelectroni
c emission under the influence of a pulsed electric field. The potenti
al is calculated by means of integral equations from electrostatics. A
n estimate is made of the possible initial energies of electrons leavi
ng the surface of the ferroelectric. (C) 1998 American Institute of Ph
ysics.