Intense ion-beam neutralization in free space
- 15 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 32 (12), 792-794
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.89932
Abstract
Electron neutralization is a key feature in the propagation of intense ion beams. A one‐dimensional sheath solution is given that demonstrates how electrons are captured by a transient ion beam emerging into a field‐free vacuum. Conditions for space‐charge and current neutralization are discussed. The importance of the electron distribution in determining the minimum spot size of a focused ion beam is considered.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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