Analysis of the nitrogen ion beam generated in a low-energy plasma focus device by a faraday cup operating in the secondary electron emission mode

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-117

  Kelly, Hector ^a   Lepone, Alejandro ^a   Marquez, Adriana ^a   Sadowski, Marek J ^a   Baranowski, Jaroslaw ^a   Skladnik Sadowska, Elzbieta ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Faraday cup diagnostic; Ion beams; Ion energy spectral analysis; Plasma focus

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON EMISSION; ION BEAMS; NITROGEN; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

FARADAY CUP DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA FOCUS (PF) DEVICES;

PLASMA DEVICES;

EID: 0032002908     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.659540     Document Type: Article

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