Ion flows created by reflecting arc discharge with hot cathode

Author

Tseluyko, A.F. ; Zinovyev, D.V. ; Yunakov, N.N. ; Chunadra, A.G.

Author_Institution

Kharkov State Univ., Ukraine

fYear

1996

fDate

3-5 June 1996

Firstpage

222

Lastpage

223

Abstract

Summary form only given. We investigate the process of forming of ion flows due to electric isolated surface irradiation by means of an electron beam that is placed in the plasma area created by the same electron beam. This method comparatively easily allows one to obtain a monoenergetic ion beam with the energies from 25 to 500 eV, with current density about 10 mA/cm/sup 2/ and gas pressure from 10/sup -4/ to 10/sup -3/ torr. An electron beam is formed by an electron source presenting a reflecting discharge with a hot cathode in longitudinal nonhomogeneous magnetic field and it works in the mode of plasma beam break-down of disruptive distance. The electron beam energy is in the range from 50 to 500 eV. The heater current being from 0.5 to 5 A. The maximum magnetic field strength is from 500 to 800 Oe.

Keywords

arcs (electric); 0.5 to 5 A; 1E-4 to 1E-3 torr; 25 to 500 eV; current density; electric isolated surface irradiation; electron beam; electron beam energy; hot cathode; ion flows; longitudinal nonhomogeneous magnetic field; magnetic field strength; monoenergetic ion beam; reflecting arc discharge; Arc discharges; Cathodes; Current density; Electron beams; Electron sources; Fault location; Ion beams; Magnetic fields; Plasma density; Surface discharges;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 1996. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1996 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Boston, MA, USA

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3322-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.1996.550944

Filename

550944