Response of an ion-ion plasma to dc biased electrodes

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 31, 2011, Pages

  Popelier, Lara ^a   Aanesland, Ane ^a   Chabert, Pascal ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARE ELECTRODE; CONTINUOUS EXTRACTION; DC BIASED; ELECTRONEGATIVE PLASMAS; FIELD ENERGY; HIGH-ELECTRON-DENSITY; ION ENERGY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ION VELOCITY; ION-ION PLASMAS; PLASMA CORE; SPACE-CHARGE SHEATH; STRONG MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ACCELERATION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTRODES; ION BEAMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NEGATIVE IONS; POSITIVE IONS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 79960861079     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/44/31/315203     Document Type: Review

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