Thermionic Emission, Multielectron Bubbles, and A Novel Electron Collector in a Liquid Helium Environment

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2008-11-03

arxiv.org/abs/0811.0334v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Other Condensed Matter

28 pages, 7 figures

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We study two techniques to create electrons in a liquid helium environment. One is thermionic emission of tungsten filaments in a low temperature cell in the vapor phase with a superfluid helium film covering all surfaces; the other is operating a glowing filament immersed in bulk liquid helium. We present both the steady state and rapid sweep I-V curves and the electron current yield. These curves, having a negative dynamic resistance region, differ remarkably from those of a vacuum tube filament. A novel low temperature vapor-phase electron collector for which the insulating helium film on the collector surface can be removed is used to measure emission current. We also discuss our achievement of producing multi-electron bubbles (MEBs) in liquid helium by a new method.

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