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Conductorlike behavior of a photoemitting dielectric surfaceIt has been suggested in the past that a uniformly illuminated photoemitting dielectric surface of finite extent acquires in the steady state a surface charge distribution as if the surface were conducting (i.e., the surface becomes equipotential). In this paper an analytical proof of this conductorlike behavior is given. The only restrictions are that the photoelectron emission from the surface has azimuthal symmetry and that the photosheath may be assumed to be collisionless. It is tacitly assumed that a steady state is attainable, which means that the photoelectron spectrum has a high-energy cutoff.
Document ID
19790056602
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
De, B. R.
(Lunar and Planetary Institute Houston, Tex., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 84
Subject Category
Physics (General)
Accession Number
79A40615
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSR-09-051-001
Distribution Limits
Public
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