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Thermal ionization, also known as surface ionization or contact ionization, is a physical process whereby the atoms are desorbed from a hot surface, and in the process are spontaneously ionized. Thermal ionization is used to make simple ion sources, for mass spectrometry and for generating ion beams. ==Physics== The likelihood of ionization is a function of the filament temperature, the work function of the filament substrate and the ionization energy of the element. This is summarised in the Saha-Langmuir equation: : where :: = ratio of ion number density to neutral number density :: = ratio of statistical weights (degeneracy) of ionic (g_+) and neutral (g_0) states :: = electron charge :: = work function of surface :: = ionization energy of desorbed element :: = Boltzmann's constant :: = surface temperature Negative ionization can also occur for elements with a large electron affinity against a surface of low work function. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thermal ionization」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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