Electronic Resource
[S.l.]
:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal of Applied Physics
63 (1988), S. 308-314
ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Fluctuations in plasma potential bring about an apparent broadening in the ion energy distribution when it is derived from the I-V characteristic of a retarding grid energy analyzer. This effect may have detrimental consequences for the prospects of applying energy analyzers to measure diffusion of the background distribution when electrostatic turbulence is present. The effect is demonstrated by inducing spatially homogeneous oscillations of the plasma potential in a beam-plasma system, applying a directional ion energy analyzer for beam detection. A theoretical analysis is presented, and quantitative agreement with the experimental results is obtained.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.341128
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