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Light emission from particle beam induced plasma: An overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2012

Andreas Ulrich
Andreas Ulrich*
Affiliation:
Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, GarchingGermany
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Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Andreas Ulrich, Physik Department E12, Technische Universität München, James Franck Str. 1, D 85748 GarchingGermany. E-mail: andreas.ulrich@ph.tum.de
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Abstract

Experiments to study the light emission from plasma produced by particle beams are presented. Fundamental aspects in comparison with discharge plasma formation are discussed. It is shown that the formation of excimer molecules is an important process. This paper summarizes various studies of particle beam induced light emission and presents the first results of a direct comparison of light emission induced by electron- and ion beam excitation. Both high energy heavy ion beam and low energy electron beam experiments are described and an overview over applications in the form of light sources, lasers, and ionization devices is given.

Keywords

Electron beam excitationExcimer moleculesIon beam excitationParticle beam pumped lasersVUV light sources
Type
Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , June 2012 , pp. 199 - 205
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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