Computer simulation of MC-SNICS for performance improvements

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 261, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 588-593

  Han, B X ^a   Southon, J R ^b   Roberts, M L ^a   von Reden, K F ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerator mass spectrometry; Computer simulation; MC SNICS; Sputter ion sources

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ION SOURCE CURRENT OUTPUT; MC-SNICS; SPUTTER ION SOURCES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRON EMISSION; ION BEAMS; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEGATIVE IONS;

ION SOURCES;

EID: 34447273408     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2007.03.060     Document Type: Article

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