On the extraction of positive and negative ions from electron-beam-generated plasmas

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 626-628

  Walton, S G ^a   Leonhardt, D ^a   Fernsler, R F ^a   Meger, R A ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ELECTRON BEAMS; EXTRACTION; MIXTURES; NEGATIVE IONS;

TIME-AVERAGED ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0043014867     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1595155     Document Type: Article

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