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J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 40, Numéro C7, Juillet 1979
XIVe Conférence Internationale sur les Phénomènes d'Ionisation dans les Gaz / XIVth International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases
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| Page(s) | C7-179 - C7-192 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:19797439 | |
XIVe Conférence Internationale sur les Phénomènes d'Ionisation dans les Gaz / XIVth International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases
J. Phys. Colloques 40 (1979) C7-179-C7-192
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:19797439
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, University of California Livermore, California 94550, U.S.A.
J. Phys. Colloques 40 (1979) C7-179-C7-192
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:19797439
Formation of hydrogen negative ions by surface and volume processes with application to negative ion sources
J. R. HiskesLawrence Livermore Laboratory, University of California Livermore, California 94550, U.S.A.
Abstract
Three methods for the formation of negative ions are reviewed : double charge-exchange, whereby low-energy positive ions are converted to negative ions by two sequential electron captures in a vapor target ; electron-volume-processes wherein low-energy electrons lead to negative-ion formation by dissociative attachment or dissociative recombination by collisions with hydrogen molecules or hydrogen molecular ions and, surface processes leading to negative ions by backscattering or desorption induced by energetic particle bombardment. The application of these method to the development of hydrogen-negative-ion sources is discussed.