Extraction of positive and negative ions from electron-beam-generated plasmas

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 987-989

  Walton, S G ^a   Leonhardt, D ^a   Fernsler, R F ^a   Meger, R A ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ATTACHMENT; ELECTRON-BEAM-GENERATED PLASMAS; ION DENSITY; LOW ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; TIME-RESOLVED;

ELECTRONS; NEGATIVE IONS; PLASMAS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ELECTRON TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79956019894     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1498502     Document Type: Article

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