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Review of sputter negative ion sources

Journal Article · · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., v. NS-23, no. 2, pp. 1098-1103
A brief account of cesium sputter ion sources is presented with particular emphasis being placed on sources that use a cesium beam as the sputter agent. Some thoughts are also presented on the mechanism whereby negative ions are formed by the sputtering of low work function surfaces. The possibility of increasing negative ion yields still further by the depostion of additional neutral cesium or some other alkali metal is discussed.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-33-031051
OSTI ID:
4021721
Journal Information:
IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., v. NS-23, no. 2, pp. 1098-1103, Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., v. NS-23, no. 2, pp. 1098-1103; ISSN IETNA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English