Preparation and Handling of Sodium Solutions in Hexamethyl Phosphoric Triamide for Thermionic and Photoelectron Emission Studies

摘要

The report is described in minute detail the preparation and handling of solutions of sodium in hexamethyl phosphoric triamide (HMPA) used in the study of thermionic and photoelectron emission by solvated electron solutions. This material, which will not be published, is intended for workers in the field. It was our experience that work with these solutions requires attention to many practical details, even seemingly unimportant, if stable solutions are to be obtained and kept in apparatus. (Author)