Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 716-725 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - 14 Mar 1996 |