The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

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  • eISSN : 2288-8241

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Title On the Reflection Coefficient in the Thermionic Emission
Authors 조봉기(Bong K . Cho); 전무식(Mu S . Jhon)
Page pp.177-179
ISSN 0454-627X
Abstract The equation for thermionic emission has been derived from Eyring`s absolute reaction rate theory, which can be used to evaluate the reflection coefficient. The reflection coefficient γ was found to be γ=0.273×10^(-5)◎ where, M is the atomic weight of the metal, ρ the density of the metal, n the number of free electrons assigned to an atom, and T the absolute temperature of the metal. The values of the relflection coefficient for pure metals at various temperatures were computed and found to be very small.