Nonlinear Effects in Photocathodes
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Recent experiments at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) [l] have demonstrated that the photoemitted number of electrons from a cesium-activated gallium arsenide (GaAs) crystal saturates at high incident flux, becoming insensitive to the incident photon flux at high intensity. This article offers a physical model that attempts to explain this phenomenon. A comparison of experimental data versus model predictions is also included.
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