Velocity distributions in metastable atom beams produced by coaxial electron impact
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 45 (1) , 116-119
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1686422
Abstract
A technique is described for producing a beam of metastable atoms utilizing coaxial electron impact excitation. Measured velocity distribution functions are presented for metastable helium, neon, and argon. Characteristics of the coaxial source are compared with those of a transverse excitation source.Keywords
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