A novel method for the collimation of ions at atmospheric pressure

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 5008-5015

  Kremer, E P ^a   Evans, G J ^a   Jervis, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTATIC LENSES; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

CIRCULAR CONDUCTORS; ION SOURCE CURRENTS; SIGNAL STRENGTH;

IONS;

EID: 33846865121     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/39/23/017     Document Type: Article

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