Louis Malter (April 28, 1907 – May 7, 1985) was an American physicist specializing in vacuum tube research and high-vacuum systems. He is known for his 1936 discovery[1] of the eponymous Malter effect.[2]
Biography
Louis Malter was born on April 28, 1907, in New York City. He graduated in 1926 with a B.S. from the College of the City of New York. He then taught physics at the college from 1926 to 1928. In 1931, Malter received his M.A. from Cornell University, and he received his Ph.D. in 1936. After receiving his Ph.D., Malter was employed by the RCA, first working in the Acoustic Research and Photophone Division between 1928 and 1930, then at the RCA Manufacturing Company between 1933 and 1942.
Wolff, Irving; Malter, Louis (1930). "Directional Radiation of Sound". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2 (2): 201–241. Bibcode:1930ASAJ....2..201W. doi:10.1121/1.1915251.
Malter, L.; Langmuir, D. B. (1939). "Resistance, Emissivities and Melting Point of Tantalum". Physical Review. 55 (8): 743–747. Bibcode:1939PhRv...55..743M. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.55.743. (After receiving his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, D. B. Langmuir worked for RCA in Harrison, New Jersey. During WW II he worked with Vannevar Bush. "Obituary. Dr. David Bulkeley Langmuir". Los Angeles Times. February 2, 2003.)
Malter, L.; Brewer, G. R. (1949). "Microwave Q Measurements in the Presence of Series Losses". Journal of Applied Physics. 20 (10): 918–925. Bibcode:1949JAP....20..918M. doi:10.1063/1.1698253.
Johnson, E. O.; Malter, L. (1950). "A Floating Double Probe Method for Measurements in Gas Discharges". Physical Review. 80 (1): 58–68. Bibcode:1950PhRv...80...58J. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.80.58. 1950 (over 850 citations)
Bernardini, M.; Malter, L. (1965). "Vacuum Problems of Electron and Positron Storage Rings". Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. 2 (3): 130–141. Bibcode:1965JVST....2..130B. doi:10.1116/1.1492415.
References
^Malter, Louis (1936-07-01). "Thin Film Field Emission". Physical Review. 50 (1). American Physical Society (APS): 48–58. doi:10.1103/physrev.50.48. ISSN0031-899X. (over 450 citations)