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Title: Generation of metal ions in the beam plasma produced by a forevacuum-pressure electron beam source

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4904367· OSTI ID:22410273
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  1. Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, Tomsk 634050 (Russian Federation)
  2. High Current Electronics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk 634055 (Russian Federation)

We report on the production of metal ions of magnesium and zinc in the beam plasma formed by a forevacuum-pressure electron source. Magnesium and zinc vapor were generated by electron beam evaporation from a crucible and subsequently ionized by electron impact from the e-beam itself. Both gaseous and metallic plasmas were separately produced and characterized using a modified RGA-100 quadrupole mass-spectrometer. The fractional composition of metal isotopes in the plasma corresponds to their fractional natural abundance.

OSTI ID:
22410273
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 21, Issue 12; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English