Ion flow experiments in a multipole discharge chamber
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Kaufman, H. R.↗
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Frisa, L. E.
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Ion flow experiments in a multipole discharge chamber
It has been customary to assume that ions flow nearly equally in all directions from the ion production region within an electron-bombardment discharge chamber. Ion flow measurements in a multipole discharge chamber have shown that this assumption is not true. In general, the electron current through a magnetic field can alter the electron density, and hence the ion density, in such a way that ions tend to be directed away from the region bounded by the magnetic field. When this mechanism is understood, it becomes evident that many past discharge chamber designs have operated with a preferentially directed flow of ions.
Kaufman, H. R.↗