DocumentCode
783858
Title
Characteristics of a High Current P.I.G. Ion Source at Low Gas Pressure
Author
Abdelaziz, Mohamed E. ; Ghander, Ahmed M.
Author_Institution
UAR Atomic Energy Establishment Cairo, Egypt, UAR
Volume
14
Issue
3
fYear
1967
fDate
6/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
53
Lastpage
59
Abstract
The characteristics of a 10 cm P.I.G. (Penning ionization gauge) discharge and its application as an ion source at a low pressure are given. Using a hot cathode two regions of operation are found, one above and the other below 1 micron. Pulsed ion current reaching 1 Ampere could be extracted from this source through a 10 cm diameter gridded cathode at a discharge current of about 20 Amperesand a gas pressure of 0.5 micron. The cathode discharge current was found to contain electrons. The ion current to the reflector cathode is about 10% of the discharge current.
Keywords
Anodes; Cathodes; Electrons; Fault location; Ion beams; Ion sources; Ionization; Magnetic fields; Plasma density; Plasma sources;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1967.4324521
Filename
4324521
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