INVESTIGADORES
MARTINEZ Oscar Eduardo
artículos
Título:
Stabilization of a cold cathode electron beam glow discharge for surface treatment
Autor/es:
N. MINGOLO; C.R. GONZALEZ; O.E. MARTÍNEZ; J.J. ROCCA
Revista:
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
Editorial:
AMER INST PHYSICS
Referencias:
Lugar: American Institute of Physics; Año: 1997 vol. 82 p. 4118 - 4120
ISSN:
0021-8979
Resumen:
We have demonstrated that the reproducibility of electron beam pulses generated by a high power, cold cathode glow discharge is greatly improved by adding a small continuous keep-alive discharge current. A current of the order of 200 mu A was found to limit the shot to shot current variation to within 1.5%. This stabilization in turn reduces by an order of magnitude the fluctuations of the energy density deposited on the target, demonstrating a reliable energy source for surface treatment. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.
