Photoemission from Single Electrodynamically Levitated Microparticles
S. Arnold and N. Hessel
Rev. Sci. Inst. 56, 2066-2069(1985); Rev. Sci. Inst.57, 993(1986)

A simple method for determining the ionization potential from a single electrodynamically levitated microparticle is discussed. The associated spectrometer is described and measurements from graphite and transpolyacretylene are demonstrated.