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Production of a low-temperature plasma in electron-beam ionization of a gas mixture

Journal Article · · Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5333359
Energy dissipation of an electron beam in a gas mixture is simulated by a Monte-Carlo method; ionizational generation of electrons is taken into account. The ionization and electronic excitation of the molecules and atoms are also taken into account. Results calculated for the electron energy distribution in mixtures of argon with krypton, xenon, and nitrogen are reported. These results can be used to calculate the rate at which plasma particles are produced by an electron beam.
Research Organization:
Institute of High-Current Electronics, Siberian Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Tomsk
OSTI ID:
5333359
Journal Information:
Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 24:10; ISSN SPTPA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English