From: goldenfieldquaternions@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 12:41:38 AM UTC-6, Kerry Soileau wrote:   
   > If the negative charge on a sphere in a vacuum is increased   
   > sufficiently, do electrons begin to escape from the sphere into   
   > vacuum? If so, is the physics similar to that of the photoelectric   
   > effect work function concept?   
   >   
   > Thanks for any references/insight on this question.   
   >   
   > [[Mod. note -- I think the answers to your questions are "yes" and   
   > "yes".  More detailed discussions from the newsgroup would be welcome.   
   > -- jt]]   
      
   It is related to the photoelectric effect if there is an increase in the   
   flux of electrons leaving the sphere with an increase in photon   
   irradiance incident on the sphere.   
      
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