Vacuum-spark metal ion source based on a modified marx generator

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 718-721

  Anders, André ^a   Brown, Ian G ^a   MacGill, Robert A ^a   Dickinson, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ion sources; Ion charge state distribution; Marx generator; Metal ion beams; Plasma generation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ELECTRIC SPARK GAPS; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ION BEAMS; ION SOURCES; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

ION CHARGE STATE DISTRIBUTION; MARX GENERATOR BASED ION SOURCE (MAGIS);

PLASMA SOURCES;

EID: 0031208053     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.640693     Document Type: Article

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