Indium capillary liquid-metal-ion-source operation in the flow resistance regime

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 3056-3057

  Tajmar, M ^a  

^a ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ION SOURCES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TUNGSTEN;

ATOMIC MASS; FLOW RESISTANCE; LIQUID METAL; RESISTANCE MODE;

LIQUID METALS;

EID: 9144229210     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/37/21/016     Document Type: Article

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