A study of the temperature dependence of the energy spread and energy deficit of a Ge ++ ion beam produced by a liquid metal alloy ion source


A study of the temperature dependence of the energy spread and energy deficit of a Ge ++ ion beam produced by a liquid metal alloy ion source

Aidinis, C. J.; Mair, G. L. R.; Bischoff, L.; Papadopoulos, I.

This work involves an extensive study of the dependence on temperature (T) of the energy spread Delta E 1/2 and the potential energy deficit of the energy distribution of the Ge ++ beam produced by a liquid metal alloy ion source. The liquid metal alloy is Au77Ge14Si9. Differnces between consecutive sets of measurements were found but the energy spread versus temperature measurements agree remarkably well with a recent model that predicts Delta E 1/2 ~ T 1/2 . However, some questions involving the results either remain unsolved or are tentatively answered.

Keywords: Liquid metal alloy ion source; energy stread; energy deficit; temperature dependence

  • Journal of Physics D: Appl. Phys. 34 (2001) L14 - L 16

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