New mechanism of cluster-field evaporation in rf breakdown

Using a simple field evaporation model and molecular dynamics simulations of nanoscale copper tip evolution in a high electric field gradient typical for linacs, we have studied a new mechanism for rf-field evaporation. The mechanism consists of simultaneous (collective) field evaporation of a large...

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Main Authors: Z. Insepov, J. H. Norem, A. Hassanein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2004-12-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Accelerators and Beams
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.7.122001