Published October 1, 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

Strong inhibition effect on secondary-electron emission induced by fast hydrogen clusters

  • 1. Institut de Physique Nucleaire de Lyon, Universite Claude Bernard, 43 boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne CEDEX (France)
  • 2. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Thessaloniki, GR-54006 Thessaloniki (Greece)
  • 3. Technical University of Crete, GR-73101 Chania (Greece)

Description

We report on measurement of secondary-electron emission (SEE) induced by hydrogen clusters (Hn+, n≤19, odd) from thin carbon foils for beam velocities above and around the Bohr velocity. The n dependence of the SEE yield shows a strong inhibition effect with respect to the atomic case. At a given velocity, the inhibition effect is observed first to increase with n and then to reach a saturation value (n≥7). These results are connected to the understanding of the inhibition effects observed with molecular beams

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
46
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. R3594-R3597.
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
24025505
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
CARBON; CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD; CLUSTER BEAMS; CORRELATIONS; FOILS; HYDROGEN; ION COLLISIONS; SECONDARY EMISSION; SIZE
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; COLLISIONS; ELEMENTS; EMISSION; NONMETALS