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It is well known that single field emitters obey the Fowler-Nordheim (F-N) relationship. We show here that large-area emitters, with as many as 106 emitters participating in the emission process, also obey the F-N law, giving straight lines on such plots.
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Schroder et al. (1973) studied this question.
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