Increasing the ion beam current from a multidipole source
- 1 August 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 31 (3), 154-155
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.89635
Abstract
The ion beam current from a multidipole source can be increased by the injection of low‐energy primary electrons. By optimizing the injection energy, an increase in beam current of approximately 35% has been achieved.Keywords
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