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Physics Letters A

Volume 139, Issue 7, 14 August 1989, Pages 313-317
Physics Letters A

Density and energy distribution of epithermal secondary electrons in a plasma with fast charged particles

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Abstract

The production of intermediate energy secondary electrons in plasmas through collisions with fast charged particles is investigated. The density and the distribution of the secondary electrons are obtained by calculating the generation, slow down and diffusion rates, using basic Rutherford collision cross sections. It is shown that the total density of secondaries is much smaller than the fast particle density and that the energy distribution has roughly a 1√E dependence. The higher generation secondary populations are also obtained.

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