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A photoemissive device differs from a photoconductive one in that electrons are

  • A.freed within the material but remain within it
  • B.generated in pairs at a semiconductor junction
  • C.accelerated by a magnetic field applied across the device
  • D.ejected from the surface into a vacuum

Answer: D

The photoelectric effect proper requires a photon energetic enough to give an electron the work function of the surface, so there is a threshold wavelength. The photomultiplier tube built on this principle remains the most sensitive detector of very weak light.

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