1992
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/25/11/007
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Energy distribution of heavy particles generated in the cathode fall of glow discharge

Abstract: The energy spectrum of ions and fast neutrals generated in the cathode fall of a glow discharge is considered on the basis of the Davis model (1963) and in the light of the Boltzmann equation. A fundamental model based on the Boltzmann equation is developed and extended to include the effects of ionization processes due to electrons and ions and secondary electron emission from the cathode. It is shown that characteristic parameters associated with the model describing the spectrum can be easily obtained from … Show more

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“…(see the work of Wronski et al [11]). Usually we can assume the cathode fall voltage U cf to be equal to the anode-cathode voltage U ca .…”
Section: Model (Ii)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(see the work of Wronski et al [11]). Usually we can assume the cathode fall voltage U cf to be equal to the anode-cathode voltage U ca .…”
Section: Model (Ii)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is important to remark the significance of including charge-exchange processes, which generates a cascade of fast neutrals atoms that bombard the cathode. [8][9][10] When the gas pressure increases, the behavior of the energy distribution corresponding to the fast neutrals is similar to that of the ions.…”
Section: A Generation Of the Particles That Bombard The Cathodementioning
confidence: 90%
“…Major processes that affect the ion behaviour in the cathode zone are: ionization, electric field acceleration and charge transfer. If we accept the above fact, then the space-energy distribution F i (ε, x) of ions can be roughly calculated by means of the analytical model, see [16]. According to this model, the ion energy distribution F i (ε, x) and the current average ion energy ε cav are described by…”
Section: Ion-molecule Excitationmentioning
confidence: 99%