Calculation of the ion extraction boundary of a plasma ion source

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-27

  Kovaleski, Scott D ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Ion sources; Plasma sheaths

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ION SOURCES; PLASMA SHEATHS;

APERTURE ION EXTRACTION OPTIC; ELECTRIC FIELD MAGNITUDE CONTOUR; ELECTRON TEMPERATURES; ION EXTRACTION APERTURE; ION EXTRACTION BOUNDARY; PLASMA ION SOURCE; UNMAGNETIZED PLASMA;

PLASMA SOURCES;

EID: 33144468145     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2005.863565     Document Type: Article

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