Title :
Visualization of Trajectories of Electron Beams Emitted by an Ion Source With Closed Electron Drift
Author :
Bordenjuk, Ivan V. ; Panchenko, Oleg A. ; Sologub, Sergei V. ; Brown, Ian G.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine, Kiev
Abstract :
In this paper, trajectories of electron beams emitted by an ion source with an anode layer and Hall-electron closed-drift orbits were visualized using light emission from a working gas excited by the electrons. A gas discharge, of the magnetron type and occurring in the beam drift region due the influence of the electric field of the target bias potential, was visualized.
Keywords :
discharges (electric); electron beams; ion sources; plasma diagnostics; plasma sources; Hall ion thruster; Hall-electron closed-drift orbits; anode layer; beam neutralization; closed electron drift; electron beam visualization; electron beams; gas discharge; ion beams; ion source; light emission; magnetron type; Acceleration; Anodes; Electron beams; Electron emission; Ion beams; Ion sources; Magnetic fields; Magnetic separation; Surface cleaning; Visualization; Beam neutralization; Hall ion thruster; electron beam visualization; electron beams; ion beams; ion sources; light emission; magnetron ion source;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2008.925690
