Energizing and depletion of neutrals by a collisional plasma

Plasma Sources Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Fruchtman, A ^a  

^a HOLON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRON BEAM PUMPING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ION PUMPING; NEUTRAL PUMPING; THERMALIZED NEUTRAL GAS;

PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES;

EID: 43149088940     PISSN: 09630252     EISSN: 13616595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/17/2/024016     Document Type: Article

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