Laser-induced fluorescence characterization of ions emitted from hollow cathodes

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1664-1675

  Williams, George J ^a   Smith, Timothy B ^a   Domonkos, Matthew T ^a   Gallimore, Alec D ^a   Drake, R Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CATHODES; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; IONS; LASERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY; XENON;

HALLOW CATHODES; HIGH ENERGY IONS; LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; POTENTIAL HILL MODEL;

ION PROPULSION;

EID: 0034290061     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.901252     Document Type: Article

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