Single electron tunneling from bound states on the surface of liquid helium

Gordon F. Saville; John M. Goodkind; P. M. Platzman

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.1517

Single electron tunneling from bound states on the surface of liquid helium

Gordon F. Saville, John M. Goodkind, and P. M. Platzman

Phys. Rev. Lett. 70, 1517 – Published 8 March 1993

Abstract

We have measured tunneling rates for the escape of electrons from the surface of liquid helium. They agree with calculated results using a 1D image potential previously determined by spectroscopy and a static, single-particle potential term incorporating the dynamics of the 2D electron gas.