Emission of charged particles from laser-induced germanium ecton, vacuum spark, and vacuum arc

Metal vapor arc in vacuum breaker is a very complex phenomena and the researches on the process of arc creating are the effective method to improve breaking ability. By the theoretical study and numerical simulation, exploring the formation of plasma sheath near the cathode, charged particles energy distribution and influence elements in before-arc process are the fundamentals of this paper. Before-arc process is the fundermental of arc energy and the proximal cathode region is the important area for vacuum arc forming, so before-arc process of metal vapor arc was simulated here. The modification to electron motion produced by the interaction between charged particles and plane electrodes and both elastic and charge exchange collisions between electrons and neutral gases were considered here. The copper cross section adopted here was related to the particle energy. The tracks of electrons were traced until they reached to the anode surface. Based on this method, the formation of proximal cathode region and some microscopic parameters were simulated here. The results show that the collision between charged particles with the electrodes is the necessary condition in proximal cathode regions formation.

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High charge state ions extracted from metal plasmas in the transition regime from vacuum spark to high current vacuum arc

2008 23rd International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum ◽

10.1109/deiv.2008.4676798 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

G.Yu. Yushkov ◽

A. Anders

Keyword(s):

Charge State ◽

High Charge State ◽

Vacuum Arc ◽

Transition Regime ◽

High Current ◽

High Charge ◽

Vacuum Spark

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Fluxes of Charged Particles From Plasma of Nanosecond Vacuum Spark

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science ◽

10.1109/tps.2011.2138689 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 39 (6) ◽

pp. 1394-1397 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ilya Lvovich Muzyukin

Keyword(s):

Charged Particles ◽

Vacuum Spark

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THE VACUUM VIBRATOR AS A SOURCE OF IONS FOR MASS SPECTROSCOPY

Canadian Journal of Physics ◽

10.1139/p63-029 ◽

1963 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 234-239 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

V. S. Venkatasubramanian ◽

H. E. Duckworth

Keyword(s):

Mass Spectroscopy ◽

Energy Spread ◽

Vacuum Arc ◽

Metallic Ions ◽

Source Mass ◽

Doubly Charged Ions ◽

Doubly Charged ◽

Charged Ions ◽

Vacuum Spark

The metallic ions that are produced in the arc that occurs when a contact is broken in a vacuum have been studied. The energy spread amongst such ions is significantly smaller than for the ions produced in a vacuum spark. Also, the relative ionization efficiencies for both singly and doubly charged ions can be greatly different in the two cases. The vacuum arc may prove of use in solid-source mass spectroscopy.

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The Jovian ring

International Astronomical Union Colloquium ◽

10.1017/s0252921100101174 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 75 ◽

pp. 203-209

Author(s):

Joseph A. Burns

Keyword(s):

Equatorial Plane ◽

Charged Particles ◽

Dynamical Evolution ◽

Main Band ◽

Small Grains ◽

Three Components

ABSTRACTLying in Jupiter's equatorial plane is a diaphanous ring having little substructure within its three components (main band, faint disk, and halo). Micron-sized grains account for much of the visible ring, but particles of centimeter sizes and larger must also be present to absorb charged particles. Since dynamical evolution times and survival life times are quite short (≲102-3yr) for small grains, the Jovian ring is being continually replenished; probably most of the visible ring is generated by micrometeoroids colliding into unseen parent bodies that reside in the main band.

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Atomic orientation effects in proton stopping at low velocity

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100077116 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 41 ◽

pp. 708-709

Author(s):

Kin Lam

Keyword(s):

Polycrystalline Material ◽

Charged Particles ◽

Target Material ◽

Stopping Power ◽

Low Velocity ◽

Electronic Density ◽

Interatomic Distances ◽

Frame Work ◽

Image Position ◽

Atomic Orientation

The energy of moving ions in solid is dependent on the electronic density as well as the atomic structural properties of the target material. These factors contribute to the observable effects in polycrystalline material using the scanning ion microscope. Here we outline a method to investigate the dependence of low velocity proton stopping on interatomic distances and orientations.The interaction of charged particles with atoms in the frame work of the Fermi gas model was proposed by Lindhard. For a system of atoms, the electronic Lindhard stopping power can be generalized to the formwhere the stopping power function is defined as

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Inelastic scattering at surfaces and interfaces

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100143560 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 44 ◽

pp. 392-393

Author(s):

R. H. Ritchie ◽

A. Howie

Keyword(s):

Inelastic Scattering ◽

Surface Properties ◽

Correlation Energy ◽

Condensed Matter ◽

Charged Particles ◽

Condensed Matter Physics ◽

Optical Phonons ◽

Exchange Correlation ◽

Surfaces And Interfaces ◽

Inelastic Interactions

An important part of condensed matter physics in recent years has involved detailed study of inelastic interactions between swift electrons and condensed matter surfaces. Here we will review some aspects of such interactions.Surface excitations have long been recognized as dominant in determining the exchange-correlation energy of charged particles outside the surface. Properties of surface and bulk polaritons, plasmons and optical phonons in plane-bounded and spherical systems will be discussed from the viewpoint of semiclassical and quantal dielectric theory. Plasmons at interfaces between dissimilar dielectrics and in superlattice configurations will also be considered.

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Preparation and characterization of thin films of carbon nitride

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100136891 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 53 ◽

pp. 104-105

Author(s):

L. Wan ◽

R. F. Egerton

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nitride ◽

Arc Discharge ◽

Ion Beam ◽

Chemical Vapor ◽

Reactive Sputtering ◽

Vacuum Arc ◽

Specimen Preparation ◽

Bonding Structure ◽

Electron Energy Loss

INTRODUCTION Recently, a new compound carbon nitride (CNx) has captured the attention of materials scientists, resulting from the prediction of a metastable crystal structure β-C3N4. Calculations showed that the mechanical properties of β-C3N4 are close to those of diamond. Various methods, including high pressure synthesis, ion beam deposition, chemical vapor deposition, plasma enhanced evaporation, and reactive sputtering, have been used in an attempt to make this compound. In this paper, we present the results of electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) analysis of composition and bonding structure of CNX films deposited by two different methods.SPECIMEN PREPARATION Specimens were prepared by arc-discharge evaporation and reactive sputtering. The apparatus for evaporation is similar to the traditional setup of vacuum arc-discharge evaporation, but working in a 0.05 torr ambient of nitrogen or ammonia. A bias was applied between the carbon source and the substrate in order to generate more ions and electrons and change their energy. During deposition, this bias causes a secondary discharge between the source and the substrate.

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