An investigation of the secondary electron kinetics and energy distribution in electron-beam-irradiated argon

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Elson, E
Rokni, M
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[1] Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem
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10.1088/0022-3727/29/3/033
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The evolutions of the kinetics and of the energy distribution of the secondary electrons in argon gas during and following irradiation by a 350 ns 150 keV electron beam pulse have been studied quantitatively. The investigation was conducted by time-resolved infrared interferometry measurement of the secondary electron density for a wide range of experimental parameters and by comparison with a comprehensive time dependent kinetic code. From the comparison it was concluded that triatomic molecular ions Ar-3(+) play important roles in the kinetic reactions.
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