Paper Categories IVNC 2024

1. Fundamental Science and Technology of electron and ion emission and other high–electric field phenomena, e.g., field emission, thermionic emission, photoemission, electrospray, plasmas
   1. Theory
   2. Modeling and simulation
   3. Fundamental studies of charged particles in vacuum, e.g., beam physics, quantum mechanics, coherence, electron-photon interactions
   4. Fundamental studies of emitters and other structures that exploit high-electric field phenomena
   5. Other fundamental science and technology topics 
2. Fabrication of devices and structures that harness electron and ion emission and other high–electric field phenomena
   1. Novel materials
   2. Novel fabrication technologies
   3. Vacuum technologies, i.e., novel enabling technologies for electron and ion sources and other devices and structures that harness high electric field phenomena, e.g., special electronics, vacuum generation and maintenance, beam imaging devices and strategies
   4. Other fabrication topics
3. Applications of devices and structures that harness electron and ion emission and other high–electric field phenomena
   1. Electron and ion sources, i.e., cathodes for focused electron beam devices.
   2. Microscopy and spectroscopy, i.e., vacuum nanoelectronics for enabling microscopy and spectroscopy
   3. Ultrafast electron and ion sources and applications
   4. RF to THz applications, e.g., novel strategies for RF and THz generation related to vacuum, high-electric field phenomena
   5. Pumps and other devices for vacuum generation and maintenance
   6. Vacuum sensors
   7. Plasma devices
   8. Plasma diagnostics
   9. Electric propulsion—both electric rockets and neutralizers
   10. Generation and use of X-rays
   11. Mass spectrometry
   12. Displays
   13. Packaging of vacuum devices and components
   14. Atomic devices and other quantum devices and applications
   15. Other applications of electron and ion emission and other high–electric field phenomena