Front Cover; Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics, Volume VIII; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volume VIII; Preface; Chapter 1. Some New Applications and Techniques of Molecular Beams; I. Introduction; II. Sources of Neutral Molecular Beams; III. Detectors of Beams of Neutral Molecules; IV. Deflecting and Uniform Fields; V. Radio-Frequency Equipment; VI. Miscellany; References; Chapter 2. Field Emission; I. Introduction; II. Field-Emission Theory; III. Experimental Test of Field-Emission Theory; IV. The Field-Emission Initiated Vacuum Arc; V. Field-Emission Microscopy

VI. Electrical Stability and Cathode LifeVII. Progress towards Practical Application; VIII. Experimental Techniques; References; Chapter 3. Mass Spectroscopy; I. Introduction; II. Instrumentation; III. Applications; References; Chapter 4. Amplitude and Time Measurement in Nuclear Physics; I. Introduction; II. Amplitude Measurement of Signals of Variable Duration; III. Signal and Noise in Amplifiers and Physical Instruments; IV. The Timing of Nuclear Events; References; Chapter 5. Pulse Amplitude Analysis; I. Introduction; II. The Proportional Counter; III. The Scintillation Spectrometer

IV. RequirementsV. Voltage Discrimination; VI. Voltage-to-Length Conversion Analyzers; VII. Voltage-to-Time Conversion Analyzers; VIII. Alternative Methods of Data Presentation in Amplitude-to-Time Conversion Analyzers; IX. Conclusion; References; Chapter 6. Electron Guns and Focusing for High-Density Electron Beams; I. Introduction; II. The Pierce Method and Its Modifications; III. Improvements of the Pierce Design Method; IV. Focusing Methods; V. New Gun Configurations; VI. Effect of Density Modulation; Space-Charge-Balanced Flow; References

Chapter 7. On the Electrical Life of an Oxide-Cathode Receiving TubeI. Introduction; II. Present Pattern of Electrical Failure; III. Microchemical Actions in the Oxide Cathode; IV. Review of Failures Arising from Growth of Conducting Films on Essential Insulating Surfaces; V. Heater-Cathode Insulation Failure; VI. Review of Some Outstanding Problems; References; Chapter 8. Viewing Storage Tubes; I. Introduction; II. Description of Typical Viewing Storage Tubes; III. Electron Transmission Characteristics of Image-Amplifier Section

IV. Electron Optical Requirements for the Image-Amplifier SystemV. Brightness, Resolution, and Writing Speed; VI. Elimination of Picture Disturbances Originating in the Image-Amplifier System; VII. Storage Surface Potential Shifts During Operation; VIII. Viewing Duration and Methods for Increasing It; References; Chapter 9. Magnetron Mode Transitions; I. Introduction; II. Instability-Voltage Criterion; III. Mode-Competition Criterion; IV. Mode-Stability Criterion; V. Assessment and Ramifications; References; Author Index; Subject Index