Generation of magnesium ions using fore-vacuum plasma electron source

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Authors: Tyunkov A. V., Yushkov Yu. G., Zolotuhin D. B., Savkin K. P.

Annotation: The possibility of generation of magnesium ions using fore-vacuum plasma electron source at fore-vacuum pressures is investigated. Metal ions were generated by electron beam ionization of magnesium vapor which was produced by electron beam heating. The experimental results of the study of gas-metal plasma composition were obtained using a modified quadrupole mass spectrometer RGA-100.

Keywords: plasma electron source, beam plasma, metal ions, stable isotopes, quadruple mass spectrometer, fore-vacuum pressure range