ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
We have developed and demonstrated an optical technique for measuring the sputtering rate of a molybdenum surface immersed in a xenon plasma. This approach, which may be useful in real-time wear diagnostics for ion thrusters, relies on laser-induced fluorescence to determine the density of sputtered molybdenum atoms.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1142559
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