Field desorption ion source development for neutron generators

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 587, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-81

  Solano, I ^a   Reichenbach, Birk ^a   Schwoebel, P R ^a,b   Chichester, D L ^c   Holland, C E ^b   Hertz, K L ^d   Brainard, J P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Active interrogation; Field desorption; Ion emission; Ion source; Neutron generator; Spindt arrays

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; DESORPTION; DEUTERIUM; IONIZATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ACTIVE INTERROGATION; FIELD DESORPTION; ION EMISSION; NEUTRON GENERATORS; SPINDT ARRAYS;

ION SOURCES;

EID: 39749196187     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.12.015     Document Type: Article

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