DocumentCode
46499
Title
Electron Avalanche Assisted by Preionization of Electron Beam in Ar
Author
XueKai Pei ; Zhan Wang ; Quanjun Huang ; Kai Chen ; Shunqun Wu ; Yubin Xian ; XinPei Lu
Author_Institution
Coll. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China
Volume
42
Issue
10
fYear
2014
fDate
Oct. 2014
Firstpage
2396
Lastpage
2397
Abstract
Using the preionization of an electron beam of 13 keV, the electron avalanche process in argon at a high pressure of 20 kPa was studied. A bright conical plasma plume, which looks like an electron avalanche, is captured when electrons are accelerated by a dc voltage of 8 kV.
Keywords
argon; electron avalanches; electron beams; glow discharges; preionisation; Ar; DC voltage; argon atmosphere; bright conical plasma plume; electron acceleration; electron avalanche; electron beam preionization; electron volt energy 13 keV; pressure 20 kPa; voltage 8 kV; Argon; Cathodes; Electron beams; Glow discharges; Plasmas; Silicon; Electron avalanche; electron beam (E-beam); homogeneous glow discharge; homogeneous glow discharge.;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.2014.2311111
Filename
6777278
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