Engineering topics
Publications and source records attributed to Swanson, L. W..
Electron emission properties of refractory metals for ion propulsion studies with applications to problems of voltage breakdown across vacuum gaps and cesium ionization on refractory metals
Electron emission characteristics of low work function surfaces from magnetic deflection probe measurements of cesium adsorption on tungsten
Electron emission characteristics of low work function surfaces - total energy distributions for five crystallographic directions of tungsten
Quality and stability of electron emission characteristics of low work function surfaces - tungsten
Vacuum breakdown studies - surface kinetics of adsorbed layers by field emission, sputtering of metallic surfaces, and electron interactions with adsorbed layers on metallic surfaces
Prebreakdown gap currents measured between tungsten electrodes with known amounts of cesium and/or oxygen on surfaces
Transmission radiation as possible cause for emission of blue light from localized spots on metal anode preceding breakdown
Electric field effect on surface kinetics and thermodynamic stability of cesium on tungsten and molybdenum by field emission microscopy
Migration, desorption and voltage breakdown properties of cesium films on refractory electrodes, by pulse field emission microscopy
Thermal desorption and surface diffusion of cesium coated tungsten substrate using field emission microscopy
Sputtering in an ionic propulsion system, surface stability and voltage breakdown for alkali-coated refractory electrodes
Cesium coated tungsten electrodes, surface stability, evaporation rates, voltage breakdown