Data Handling and Visualization in ‘Surface plasmon enhanced fast electron emission from metallised fibre optic nanotips’

This project showcases data handling and visualization techniques from the paper “Surface plasmon enhanced fast electron emission from metallised fibre optic nanotips.” Key points include:

Data Cleaning

1. Calibration: Regular checks on the onset of field emission potential to ensure nanotip integrity and smooth data flow.
2. Outlier Handling: Excluding data points with visible nanotip coating damage.

Data Processing

1. Spectral Measurements: Utilizing a monochromator to measure photonic responses.
2. FDTD Simulation: Modeling the plasmonic response of the nanotip using Finite Difference Time Domain computations.

Data Analysis

1. Power Law Analysis: Fitting electron emission data to a power law model.
2. Resonance Characterization: Identifying spectral resonance peaks in electron emission.
3. Emission Mechanism Identification: Differentiating between multi-photon and thermionic emission.

Data Visualization

1. Field Intensity Patterns: Visualizing calculated field intensity at the nanotip.
2. Emission Spectra: Plotting wavelength-dependent electron emission rates and power law orders.
3. Simulation Results: Displaying FDTD simulation results of the nanotip’s plasmonic response.

Link to full article