Wood, RW

Japanese: ウッド,R.W. - うっど
Wood, RW

...To generate such a high electric field, the tip of the sample is made needle-like to concentrate the electric field, and a voltage of several thousand volts is applied. Field emission was first observed by American Robert Williams Wood (1868-1955) in 1897. A quantum explanation was given in 1928 by British Ralf Howard Fowler (1889-1944) and German-born Lothar Wolfgang Nordheim. ...

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Japanese:

…このような高電界を生ずるには,試料の先端を針状にして電界を集中させるようにし,数千Vの電圧を印加する。電界放出を最初に観測したのはアメリカのウッドRobert Williams Wood(1868‐1955)で,1897年のことであった。量子論的説明は1928年イギリスのファウラーRalf Howard Fowler(1889‐1944)とドイツ生れのノルトハイムLothar Wolfgang Nordheimによってなされた。…

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