MEASUREMENT OF THE H- THERMAL-ENERGY IN A VOLUME ION-SOURCE PLASMA

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BACAL, M
BERLEMONT, P
BRUNETEAU, AM
LEROY, R
STERN, RA
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[1] Laboratoire de Physique des Milieux Ionisés, Laboratoire du C.N.R.S., Ecole Polytechnique
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10.1063/1.349575
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The H- negative ion thermal energy measured using the two-laser-pulse photodetachment technique is reported to be in the range from 0.1 to 0.7 eV for various conditions of volume ion source operation (pressure-from 2 to 7 mTorr, discharge current-from 1.5 to 20 A). The hydrogen pressure has a significant effect in lowering the negative ion temperature, while the increase of the discharge current leads to a rise in T}. It is found that T} is a fraction of the electron temperature, T(e). This fraction is strongly dependent on the gas pressure. T} scales linearly with the electron temperature and exceeds the highest values predicted by the theory of dissociative attachment. The possible mechanisms for H- ion heating are discussed.
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