Electron distribution function and axial variation of an electron-beam-generated plasma
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- 15 June 1989
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 65 (12) , 4632-4638
Abstract
We compute analytically the tail of the electron distribution function, including the radial and axial diffusion, in a plasma generated by an electron beam of a few keV. With this we can determine the ionization efficiency of the tail electrons in creating bulk electrons. The asymptotic behavior that results, for large axial distances, is compared with experimental data for molecular oxygen plasma.Keywords
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