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Theoretical model of the intrinsic emittance of a photocathode

Kevin L. Jensen, P.G. O’Shea, D. W. Feldman, Nathan A. Moody

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A theoretical expression for the intrinsic emittance of a photocathode is developed based on a method of evaluating moments of the emission distribution function. The method is first used to reevaluate the well-known rms emittance of a thermionic source, and then, using analogous approximations but with an updated theoretical model of photoemission, an equation for the intrinsic emittance and brightness of a photocathode of comparable simplicity to the thermionic case is obtained in the limit of weak field and low temperature.

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A theoretical expression for the intrinsic emittance of a photocathode is developed based on a method of evaluating moments of the emission distribution function. The method is first used to reevaluate the well-known rms emittance of a thermionic source, and then, using analogous approximations but with an updated theoretical model of photoemission, an equation for the intrinsic emittance and brightness of a photocathode of comparable simplicity to the thermionic case is obtained in the limit of weak field and low temperature.

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A theoretical expression for the intrinsic emittance of a photocathode is developed based on a method of evaluating moments of the emission distribution function. The method is first used to reevaluate the well-known rms emittance of a thermionic source, and then, using analogous approximations but with an updated theoretical model of photoemission, an equation for the intrinsic emittance and brightness of a photocathode of comparable simplicity to the thermionic case is obtained in the limit of weak field and low temperature.

Key concepts: Photocathode, Thermal emittance, Thermionic emission, Physics, Brightness, Computational physics, Limit (mathematics), Field (mathematics)

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