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Poisoning of Oxide Cathode Emission by Oxygen

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THE following experiments were carried out in an attempt to determine the mechanism of the reduction of electron emission from oxide cathodes by oxygen.

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SHEPHERD, A. Poisoning of Oxide Cathode Emission by Oxygen. Nature 170, 839–840 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170839a0

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